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Gregory of Tours (30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Florentius and later added the name Gregorius in honour of
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See moreGregory was born in Clermont, in the Auvergne region of central Gaul. He was born into the upper stratum of Gallo-Roman society as the son of Florentius, Senator of Clermont, by his wife Armentaria II, niece of
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See moreGregory wrote in Late Latin which departed from classical usage frequently in syntax and spelling with relatively few changes in inflection.
History of the Franks
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See more• Gregory of Tours (c. 538-594 A.D.). "Historiae, Libri X" (in Latin). The Latin Library.
• Gregory of Tours (539-594) (1997) [1916]. Halsall, Paul (ed.). History of the Franks: Books I-X (Abridged). Translated by Earnest Brehaut. Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University....
See moreThe Historia Francorum is a central source for early Frankish history, representing the period of transition from late Roman antiquity to early Medieval
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