...There are good reasons to consider northern Gaul a peripheral area of the Roman Empire in late antiquity (300–450). Its landscape of villas had to a large extent disappeared, and its towns had shrunk to insignificance. The emperor in Trier upheld a façade of well-being for the town and its...

... Theudebert villas Berny‐Rivière Dagobert Gregory of Tours Vitry Applebaum S burials finances fortifications Mont‐Berny Germanic culture Merovingian period Gallo-Roman enclave Soissons northern Gaul The question addressed in this chapter is whether there is any retrospective evidence...

...This chapter examines the rural organization of Iron Age societies within northern Gaul. It focuses on the structure of settlements and their related territories, in particular exploring the place of the individual, the family, and local communities within the wider landscape. First, it discusses...

... affiliations: using an often-ignored Greek source, this book suggests a new interpretation. The second part is concerned with the Gallic general Aegidius and his son Syagrius, who ruled in northern Gaul, probably from Soissons. This extends to AD 486 (well after the fall of the Western Empire). The problem...

...This chapter presents a background of northern Gaul in the 5th century. The lack of sources for this period is underscored. Sources for Aegidius and Syagirius are evaluated. Angers Armorica bacaudae bagaudae finances Gaul taxation Tours Troyes Van Dam R Britain English Channel Franks...

...This chapter begins with a discussion of the kingdom of Soissons as appears in conventional scholarship and as redefined by Edward James. It then discusses evidence for Syagrius, Soissons, and northern Gaul; the reliability of Gregory of Tours; and titles attributed to Aegidius and Syagrius...

...This chapter describes some of the relevant archaeological evidence concerning northern Gaul in the period of Aegidius and Syagrius, with particular reference to the city and region of Soissons. Topics covered include settlement and burial evidence, and numismatic data for late-5th-century Gaul...