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The battle was a victory for the Franks, and led to the conquest of the Roman rump state of Soissons, a milestone for the Franks in their attempt to establish themselves as a major regional power. In the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire between 476 and 480, Syagrius was the only remaining representative of Roman rule in the area ...
The Kingdom of Soissons cut all ties with Italy and had no further recorded contact with the Eastern Roman Empire. Even after 476, Syagrius continued to maintain that he was merely governing a Roman province. The Domain of Soissons was in fact an independent region. [5] Childeric died about 481, and his son Clovis I became the Frankish king ...
Syagrius preserved his father's territory between the Somme and the Loire around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the Western Empire, a domain Gregory of Tours called the "Kingdom" of Soissons. Syagrius governed this Gallo-Roman enclave from the death of his father in 464 until 486, when he was defeated in battle by Clovis I.
Battle of Morbihan – Caesar defeats the Veneti in a sea battle. 55 BC – Caesar's first invasion of Britain – Caesar crosses the English Channel, winning a battle against the Celtic Britons, but achieves little else. 54 BC – Caesar's second invasion of Britain [5] – Caesar returns to Britain, and defeats Cassivellaunus.
Battle of Soissons: Clovis I defeats Syagrius and gains the Domain of Soissons. 489: Battle of Isonzo: 28 August – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great, ending in the Italian troops' defeat. Battle of Verona: 30 September – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths near Verona, and is defeated a second time. 490: Siege of Ravenna
378, Battle of Adrianople, [93] [94] Eastern Emperor Valens dies in battle, Begin of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. [95] 377–378, Invasion of Thrace and Moesia by Gothic Greuthungi led by chieftain Alatheus. 378, Invasion of Alsace by Alemanni, Battle of Argentovaria, Extermination of Alemannic Lentienses, Alemannic King Priarius dies ...
In 476, Orestes refused to honour his promises of land to his mercenaries, who revolted under the leadership of Odoacer. Orestes fled to the city of Pavia on August 23, 476, where the city's bishop gave him sanctuary. Orestes was soon forced to flee Pavia, when Odoacer's army broke through the city walls and ravaged the city.
Battle of Soissons can refer to several battles in the vicinity of the French town Soissons: Battle of Soissons (486), between the Franks and a Roman successor state under Syagrius; Battle of Soissons (718), between the Neustrians with the Aquitainians against the Austrasians; Battle of Soissons (923), between Carolingians and Robertians during ...