The latter historians think that the Cimbri followed the river Adige after having crossed the Brenner Pass, instead of unreasonably turning west to the modern Vercelli; this way, the location of the battle would be in the modern Polesine instead, possibly near the modern Rovigo. At Borgo Vercelli, near the river Sesia, 5 km from Vercelli, items have been found that supposedly strengthen the tradition.