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5 days ago · Clovis (reigned 481/482–511), the son of Childeric, unified Gaul with the exception of areas in the southeast. According to the traditional and highly stylized account by Gregory of Tours that is now generally questioned by scholars in its particulars, Clovis consolidated the position of the Franks in northern Gaul during the years following ...
3 days ago · By the sixth century, the western Germanic tribe of the Franks had been Christianised; this was due in considerable measure to the conversion of their king, Clovis I, to Catholicism. The Franks had established a kingdom in Gaul in the wake of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.
2 days ago · The year is 496 AD. Clovis I, King of the Franks, makes a momentous decision: he renounces paganism and embraces Catholicism. This wasn’t just a personal religious awakening; it was a calculated move with profound implications for Clovis, his kingdom, and the future of Europe. Clovis’s conversion to Catholicism was a shrewd political maneuver.
4 days ago · France - Roman Gaul, 400-500: From 395 the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern and a western half reinforced acute internal political stresses that encouraged barbarian penetration of the Danube region and even Italy. The Rhine frontier was again neglected, and the seat of the Gallic prefecture was moved to Arelate.
5 days ago · Clovis established Paris as the capital of his new kingdom, and in 508 he received some sort of recognition from Emperor Anastasius, possibly an honorary consulship, and the right to use the imperial insignia.
2 days ago · The Frankish king Clovis I united the various Frankish groups in 490s, and conquered the Alamanni by 506. From the 490s onward, Clovis waged wars against the Visigoths, defeating them in 507 and taking control of most of Gaul. Clovis's heirs conquered the Thuringians by 530 and the Burgundians by 532.
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2 hours ago · Cannon welcomes new commander. Lt. General Michael Conley, left, and Col. Jeremy Bergin salute the flag during the 27th Special Operations Wing Change of Command Ceremony on Monday. Col. Robert Johnston is the new commander of Cannon Air Force Base. Johnston takes over from Col. Jeremy Bergin.
