The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Childebert II
Also known as Childebert
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 200
A king whose name carries the weight of ancient lineage, his presence marked by the gold that flows between empires. There's something calculating in the way he weighs foreign coin against distant campaigns.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 200
- Books
- 1
Childebert II, great-grandson of Clovis, ruled as a Merovingian king during a period of Frankish expansion. Persuaded by Byzantine payment of fifty thousand pieces, he led an invasion of Italy, viewing the gold coinage of the Eastern Empire as both payment and symbol of imperial authority.
Description
Childebert II appears as a Merovingian king with the distinctive long hair and beard of his dynasty, wearing richly embroidered royal robes and a crown befitting his status as great-grandson of Clovis. His presence commands attention, marked by the regal bearing of Frankish royalty.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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