Soissons
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Soissons is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about 100 kilometres northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient t
The Hôtel de Ville
Panorama of Soissons in ruins in 1919
Panoramic view of the Cathedral
The ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
Syagrius
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Syagrius was the leader of an isolated Roman community based in Soissons which still existed after the Roman empire lost control over the region around it. Modern historians refer to his state as the
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…reached Noviodunum, which was surrounded by a high wall and a broad ditch. The place surrendered to Caesar. From 457 to 486, under Aegidius and his son Syagrius, Noviodunum was the capital of the Kingdom of Soissons, until it fell to the Frankish king Clovis I in 486 after the Battle of Soissons. Part of the…
The captured Syagrius is brought before Alaric II who orders him sent to Clovis I