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Syagrius (430 – 486 or 487 or 493–4) was a Roman general and the last ruler of a Roman rump state in northern Gaul, now called the Kingdom of Soissons. Gregory of Tours referred to him as King of the Romans. Syagrius's defeat by King of the Franks Clovis I is considered the end of Western Roman rule outside of Italy.
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Syagrius lost the final Battle of Soissons in 486; many...
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The Syagrii were an aristocratic family in late antique Gaul...
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defeat by Clovis. In ancient Rome: Barbarian kingdoms. …Salian Franks (reigned 481/482–511), expelled Syagrius, the last Roman, from Soissons, took Alsace and the Palatinate from the Alemanni (496), and killed Alaric II, king of the Visigoths, at Vouillé (507). His conversion to Catholicism assured him the support of the bishops, and ...
Apr 4, 2023 · Syagrius, as the commander of the Roman troops in Gaul, recognized the supremacy of the Eastern Roman emperors and the Western Roman emperors installed by them: Anthemius (reigned 467-472 CE) and Julius Nepos (reigned 474-475 CE).
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Syagrius was a Roman general and the last ruler of a Roman rump state in northern Gaul, now called the Kingdom of Soissons. Gregory of Tours referred to him as King of the Romans. Syagrius's defeat by King of the Franks Clovis I is considered the end of Western Roman rule outside of Italy.
Jan 22, 2023 · Syagrius (430-486 or 487 CE) was a Roman commander and the last governor (dux) of Gaul – called by the surrounding barbarian tribes “king of the Romans 1 ” (rex Romanorum). He was the son of the Roman governor Egidius.
