Ecdicius [SEP] sister
intent to wage war against the Visigoths; when Sidonius learned of this promotion, he shared his hopes with his wife Papianilla that Ecdicius might gain victories and be rewarded with the Consulate. 
However, just as Ecdicius embarked on his campaign against the Visigoths (475), he was recalled to Italy by Julius and Flavius Orestes replaced him as head of the Roman army. The emperor then exchanged the Auvergne for Provence, giving the Visigoths the territories they had long desired. The reason for Nepos's about face is puzzling,
Ecdicius
Ecdicius Avitus (c. 420 – after 475) was a Gallo-Roman aristocrat, senator, and "magister militum praesentalis" from 474 until 475.
As a son of the Emperor Avitus, Ecdicius was educated at "Augustonemetum" (modern Clermont-Ferrand), where he lived and owned some land. In the 460s he was one of the richest and most important persons in the western Empire and he was present at the court of Anthemius until 469.
Ecdicius and his brother-in-law