Avignon

Type:Elite presence
Certainty:Certain
From:500
To:500
Town:Avignon
Original text:advertens, terga dediit fugamque iniit, Rhodanitidesque ripas percurrens, Avionem urbem ingreditur [...] Auctis adhuc Chlodovechus rex viribus post Gundobadum abiit, ut eum de civitate extractum interemeret [...] Denique Chlodovecho cum omni exercito circa murus urbis resedente...
Translation text:He [Gundobad] made his way along the banks of the Rhône and took refuge in the city of Avignon [...] Clovis called up more troops and set out in pursuit of Gundobad, planning to extract him from Avignon and kill him [...] Clovis remained encamped with his entire army round the city walls...
Persons:
RoleNameReason typeReason
KingGundobadConflict warSiege
KingClovisConflict warSiege
Publications:Wood 1994: 42

Sources

NameTitleReferenceFromTo
Gregorius, HistoriarumGregorii episcopi Turonensis historiarum libri decem2.32573594