When this decision was taken, Otho's army already had crossed the Po and were encamped at Bedriacum (or Betriacum), a small village on the Via Postumia, and on the route by which the legions from Dalmatia would naturally arrive.
Ketika keputusan ini diambil, tentara Otho ini sudah menyeberangi Po dan yang berkemah di Bedriacum (atau Betriacum), sebuah desa kecil di Via Postumia, dan pada rute dimana legiun dari Dalmatia alami akan tiba.