From the ashes of Rome - Battle of Tolbiac, 496 AD - Rise of the Frankish Empire

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HistoryMarche

HistoryMarche

24 күн бұрын

🚩 Today we have the Battle of Tolbiac, which took place in Gaul during/after the collapse of the last fragments of the Western Roman Empire. Despite being fought in AD 496 (or 506, depending on who you ask) it marked the beginning of what would one day become modern France.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sound
Filmstro
📚 Sources and citations:
Visiting Battlefields: The Battle of Tolbiac - Denny Koch (2015)
Bernard S Bachrach - Merovingian Military Organization, 481-751 (1972)
John F. Drinkwater - The Alamanni and Rome 213-496: Caracalla to Clovis (2007)
Peter Heather - The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders (2013)
Simon MacDowell, Angus McBride - Germanic Warrior, 236-568 (1996)
Ian Wood - The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751 (1994)
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@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 22 күн бұрын
🚩 Sources for this one are quite scarce, so it was a bit tricky piecing it together. I hope you'll enjoy the show! Today we have the Battle of Tolbiac, which took place in Gaul during/after the collapse of the last fragments of the Western Roman Empire. Despite being fought in AD 496 (or 506, depending on who you ask) it marked the beginning of what would one day become modern France.
@danielsantiagourtado3430
@danielsantiagourtado3430 22 күн бұрын
You always make My day! Thanks For this 😊😊😊❤❤❤
@raccoon5046
@raccoon5046 22 күн бұрын
😊😊
@htetarkarphyo1334
@htetarkarphyo1334 22 күн бұрын
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@SultanAhmetofOttomanEmpire
@SultanAhmetofOttomanEmpire 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your great knowledge with us
@joeshmoe8345
@joeshmoe8345 22 күн бұрын
Disagree but both are great
@christopherevans2445
@christopherevans2445 22 күн бұрын
Late Antiquity and History Marche together is magic
@johnpijano4786
@johnpijano4786 21 күн бұрын
I won't call this late antiquity anymore. This is early medival history. But yeah, this is literally just when late antiquity ended so the differences is not a lot.
@christopherevans2445
@christopherevans2445 21 күн бұрын
@@johnpijano4786 late antiquity is between 250-700 ad. Look up any historian comment on subject
@christopherevans2445
@christopherevans2445 21 күн бұрын
​@@johnpijano4786 late antiquity is 250-700 ad. Look up and historians view of the area
@christopherevans2445
@christopherevans2445 21 күн бұрын
​@@johnpijano4786 late antiquity is defined as 250-700 AD. Look up almost all historians, as this is the defined time period.
@kafon6368
@kafon6368 21 күн бұрын
@@christopherevans2445 I do not care. The Middle Ages began after the fall of Rome. Rome fell in AD 476. It is that simple.
@molybdaen11
@molybdaen11 21 күн бұрын
This sounds like a normal campaign in crusader kings. He even changed his religion to have a casus belli against other countries.
@TheTyrgiss
@TheTyrgiss 19 күн бұрын
Ahahahah so true 🤣
@gideonhock221
@gideonhock221 22 күн бұрын
It’s always a pleasure to wake up on Saturday and see a historymarche upload
@stevo271
@stevo271 22 күн бұрын
In classical Latin, Clovis would have been pronounced "Clo-wees (like modern Cloe)". Drop the hard C and you get Louis (Lo-wees). (In later French the S becomes silent.) It even matches the spelling with the Romans using V for U.
@jaber70599
@jaber70599 22 күн бұрын
Clovis is only the latin spelling. - At that time the Franks language was Frankish. Frankish has nothing in common with latin. So the right pronounciation of the kings name in his own language is Chlodwig. - It is still hundreds of years to come until the (West) Frankish language evolves into French.
@stevo271
@stevo271 22 күн бұрын
@@jaber70599 Interesting. When did they start speaking Latin? Was it before Charlemagne? That aspect of French history is mystery. How a Germanic tribe adopted Latin, similar to Visigoths I suppose.
@HikerBikerMoter
@HikerBikerMoter 22 күн бұрын
​@jaber70599 chlodwig-ludwig germanic blood both them
@jaber70599
@jaber70599 21 күн бұрын
@@stevo271 Yes. the Franks did the same as the Visigoths did. On the other hand are the saxons in England. They did not adopt the Latin language. - First: Franks served as soldiers and even generals in the Roman empire army for a long time. We must assume that at least higher ranks Franks have a good command of the latin language. - Second: After defeating roman power and establishing Frankish rule the Franks did not destroy the local roman administration and clerical organisation. Frankish rule was just a military coup. Not an invasion. Then in the western part of the Frankish territory the Franks slowly merged with the Romans.Their languages merged into the now French - We know for sure that shortly after Charlemagne the Franks in the western part of the country did not speak the same language any more as the Franks in the eastern part. They speak Old French and Old German and a they needed a translation.
@berthamoen4488
@berthamoen4488 20 күн бұрын
@@jaber70599Frankish evolved into Dutch. Not into French.
@yansoloooo
@yansoloooo 22 күн бұрын
I'm french, and even if Clovis is (like you said) considered the first king of France, I never learned details like this. Many thanks.
@67cudaksa34
@67cudaksa34 19 күн бұрын
he was nit, he was king of the franks. the first real king of france was Charles the Bald
@yansoloooo
@yansoloooo 18 күн бұрын
@@67cudaksa34 I know it's more complicated, but the simplified story we learned at school is Clovis first french king. And the catholics love that with the baptism and all...
@westernculturethroughgodseyes
@westernculturethroughgodseyes 22 күн бұрын
I've been a huge fan for 4 years. Why have you guys decided to discontinue the Hannibal series? No episode 20. It's been 1 year + 3 months, and 67 other videos later, since episode 19. It seems to be your most beloved series. It starts out with ~3,000,000 views on episode 1. And still gets >400,000 views by episode 19. Your most recent videos have been getting ~200,000 views. Why have you guys decided to discontinue the Hannibal series?
@rafetizer
@rafetizer 22 күн бұрын
It's coming, just got a little lost in the Alps.
@achetmollier578
@achetmollier578 21 күн бұрын
Exactly..
@westernculturethroughgodseyes
@westernculturethroughgodseyes 21 күн бұрын
@@rafetizer 😂
@westernculturethroughgodseyes
@westernculturethroughgodseyes 21 күн бұрын
@@achetmollier578 Thanks for the support guys! See Mago (HistoryMarche)?? Hannibal (2nd Punic War) Part 20!!
@winterthrones3960
@winterthrones3960 19 күн бұрын
It's crazy because this channel is amazing but in all comments about Hannibal you never see a response why!?...
@johnpijano4786
@johnpijano4786 22 күн бұрын
It's so painful to see the Roman Empire from Theodosius the great to have it be mutilated.
@lamelime1
@lamelime1 22 күн бұрын
This is a very understudied time in history. Like, the most famous person of this period was Belisarius, and he himself lives in obscurity when compared to many others. I'm glad that you guys are doing videos on it!
@zertyuz
@zertyuz 22 күн бұрын
And it's probably one of the most important periods in human history
@danielsantiagourtado3430
@danielsantiagourtado3430 22 күн бұрын
Historymarche! Your work, visuals and narration are second to none! You always knock it out lf the Park! Suggestion: Battle of St. Quentin of 1557, the battle that ended french ambitions in italy for good.
@raphaelsoulard3371
@raphaelsoulard3371 20 күн бұрын
As a french lad i support this suggestion. Saint Quentin is indeed a good topic although i think the subject of french/italian relationship, wich has been very interesting over centuries, would maybe need a few videos before getting to the battle of St Quentin itself, at least some broad recap of how relations evolved and culminated to this important battle as people not informed on this specific subject may find themselves a bit lost without proper explanation :-) Great idea though, a series between 1450 to 1700+ or so about french and italian history could be a link to the later napoleonis wars, wich has already been developped in detail on the channel !
@m.sairohan885
@m.sairohan885 22 күн бұрын
Great work HistoryMarche
@Mz-ci8wg
@Mz-ci8wg 22 күн бұрын
Funny was just reading about the ascension of Clovis and this battle was mentioned. As soon as i open youtube, here you are. Thanks!
@ajirah8856
@ajirah8856 22 күн бұрын
Another excellent video, thank you HistoryMarche, top notch channel
@danielsantiagourtado3430
@danielsantiagourtado3430 22 күн бұрын
Clovis I ! The father of france! Thanks For covering this! He's such an amazing figure 🫡🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥🔥🔥
@rc8937
@rc8937 22 күн бұрын
Father to other countries as well, I believe.
@rageraptor7127
@rageraptor7127 21 күн бұрын
I thought you were gonna say he’s your father figure lmao 🤣
@ommsterlitz1805
@ommsterlitz1805 21 күн бұрын
@@rc8937 Sigebert would be the father of Germany then since Clovis couldn't care less about the Ripuarian Franks and didn't helped them
@vloplob
@vloplob 21 күн бұрын
So you are saying France is actually Germanic?
@rc8937
@rc8937 21 күн бұрын
@@ommsterlitz1805 How about Belgium?
@KHK001
@KHK001 22 күн бұрын
Amazing work as always HM!
@CelxD
@CelxD 22 күн бұрын
Another amazing video!
@tikitong7285
@tikitong7285 22 күн бұрын
Always a good day when historymarche posts a video.
@TravisBrady-wn8fr
@TravisBrady-wn8fr 22 күн бұрын
Love your shows. Look forward to the next!
@Hillbilly001
@Hillbilly001 22 күн бұрын
May this comment be a sacrifice to the Algorithm in honor of HistoryMarche.
@brunolima7402
@brunolima7402 22 күн бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Keep up the excellent work.
@bigsarge2085
@bigsarge2085 22 күн бұрын
Always interesting, thanks, HM!
@ProfessorM-he9rl
@ProfessorM-he9rl 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for this post, very educational.
@eqbal321a
@eqbal321a 22 күн бұрын
excellent as always
@nvelsen1975
@nvelsen1975 22 күн бұрын
'Her uncle, who'd killed her father and her mother, thought it unwise to refuse marrying her off'. Dark age politics go brrrr. 😆
@coyote4237
@coyote4237 22 күн бұрын
Thank you. Always well done and worth watching.
@Nicholas-ch5ln
@Nicholas-ch5ln 22 күн бұрын
The Merovingians were so brutal clovis was one of the nicest one
@JayzsMr
@JayzsMr 22 күн бұрын
Wasn’t there a story where he axed one of his men on a whim?
@Nicholas-ch5ln
@Nicholas-ch5ln 22 күн бұрын
@@JayzsMryes but he was one of the nicer Merovingians his son clothair killed both of his nephews and burned alive his son whole family after he rebelled.
@oliviervece6121
@oliviervece6121 22 күн бұрын
Yes.​@@JayzsMr
@casper191985
@casper191985 21 күн бұрын
@@Nicholas-ch5lnnope
@RJ_F1
@RJ_F1 22 күн бұрын
Amazing work as always. 🥂
@htetarkarphyo1334
@htetarkarphyo1334 22 күн бұрын
It is impressive that you can upload video like every week❤❤❤❤❤❤
@dominiquecharriere1285
@dominiquecharriere1285 21 күн бұрын
In France we were told of the miracle of Tolbiac, it seems a desperate Clovis calls for the christian god's help and a few minutes later the king of the Alemani dies and the battle turns side. Of course this was probably spread by Clovis after the battle, Clovis needed his christian subjects (the majority in his new empire) but could not be baptized without fearing that his frankish realm would rebel, so he needed a "miracle" to convince them. Sneaky politician! Great video once again!
@user-fl5mq9kp7g
@user-fl5mq9kp7g 20 күн бұрын
But he is a Nestorian Christian 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@mgramsdale
@mgramsdale 20 күн бұрын
And not all influenced by later Christian writings...
@redclayscholar620
@redclayscholar620 17 күн бұрын
Clovis in reality: "God damn this is a tough fight! I pray I can win!" 😂
@WarriorofChrist612
@WarriorofChrist612 10 күн бұрын
Source? A battle can go really anyway so obviously he'd turn to the almighty Jesus Christ. Not sure where you're getting all of this from like it was written down or something. Christians prayed before battle so that they may win (Obviously).
@mikes7566
@mikes7566 8 күн бұрын
Great video! Love it very much! Thank you
@ShadowOfAnEpicSaxmanExclusive
@ShadowOfAnEpicSaxmanExclusive 21 күн бұрын
It's always a great day when HistoryMarche posts a video!
@chrisperry4143
@chrisperry4143 16 күн бұрын
great video!
@internetperson8224
@internetperson8224 22 күн бұрын
I love your content! I can’t wait for Hannibal part 20! Take your time but please do not forget!
@Buddlertom
@Buddlertom 12 күн бұрын
awesome video, learnt a lot!
@sevoo1579
@sevoo1579 22 күн бұрын
Im so glad you finally covered Merovingians ❤
@Uzair_Of_Babylon465
@Uzair_Of_Babylon465 22 күн бұрын
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
@YeeeeGreg
@YeeeeGreg 21 күн бұрын
Wow this was a particularly epic video from this channel! You guys always do a fantastic job, but I feel like this video had especially excellent writing
@robertmanjani1894
@robertmanjani1894 21 күн бұрын
Enjoyed ur historical vid.. I'll be waiting for more 😊
@yoio_yo6938
@yoio_yo6938 22 күн бұрын
Always worth the waiting
@chanceglantz2740
@chanceglantz2740 22 күн бұрын
Man, I love these vids!
@silentone11111111
@silentone11111111 22 күн бұрын
Great vid and great channel .
@kurt8870
@kurt8870 21 күн бұрын
Good video as always.
@Sanj1n
@Sanj1n 22 күн бұрын
History marche never disappoints with the quality of his videos.
@thomascatty379
@thomascatty379 21 күн бұрын
Fantastic video, that ending was beautiful
@Fredelatorsion
@Fredelatorsion 22 күн бұрын
Very interesting and well-made. Nevertheless, Clovis would be very surprised, knowing that he had founded France winning at Tolbiac. That were only germanic realms which fight one another. France was born like an outcome of the battle of Bouvines (1214) and Philippe II was probably the first having as project to reconquest and gather the territories inherited by Charles II in 843, to form a realm.
@thibaultsardet7399
@thibaultsardet7399 22 күн бұрын
We will say that this is a starting point in the very long process of several centuries, because even if what you say is true, the Franks never stopped ruling in Gaul (hence the name "France" after), there were simply several dynasties, and different evolutions and developments since then.
@rc8937
@rc8937 22 күн бұрын
Many countries trace their origins to the Franks. France was just West Francia. Germany was East Francia.
@thibaultsardet7399
@thibaultsardet7399 22 күн бұрын
@@rc8937 Of course, but the Ottonian dynasty was before all Saxons too. From the Merovingians, the Carolingians, the Capetians, etc... All Kings and Nobles of France were directly Frankish of origins. There were a continuity, whatever the Dynasty throughout times.
@patrickkelly8095
@patrickkelly8095 21 күн бұрын
Another great historical video.
@robbabcock_
@robbabcock_ 21 күн бұрын
Such an epic and pivotal point in European history! Thanks for another fine video.
@arnas6931
@arnas6931 22 күн бұрын
Finish up Hannibal series please🙏, I love this channel and it's unique content💙
@TheHoggcast
@TheHoggcast 22 күн бұрын
awesome video, make a series on this please!!
@charlesandrews2360
@charlesandrews2360 10 күн бұрын
Good show!
@pomicultorul
@pomicultorul 17 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@JonniePolyester
@JonniePolyester 19 күн бұрын
That was brilliant 😊👍
@mohammedsaysrashid3587
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 22 күн бұрын
Thanks an amazing ( history Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent historical coverage episode about Franklin and a great Clovis emperor fingerprint in the 4th and 5th century AD of France 🇫🇷.
@ArnaudLance
@ArnaudLance 16 күн бұрын
Great video on a forgotten battle ! Vive la France!
@MarcusAgrippa390
@MarcusAgrippa390 22 күн бұрын
Viva la HistoryMarche!
@htetarkarphyo1334
@htetarkarphyo1334 22 күн бұрын
OK I gonna have to download this audio for my playlist of historymarche 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
@vitorpereira9515
@vitorpereira9515 22 күн бұрын
Clovis should be called Clovis the Great because his legacy is still alive.
@kentanyamartin8313
@kentanyamartin8313 22 күн бұрын
Fr I like his name
@rolandlabelle188
@rolandlabelle188 22 күн бұрын
You the man great stuff 😊
@frogwaffle7
@frogwaffle7 17 күн бұрын
my evening is complete....thank you HM
@Steven-dt5nu
@Steven-dt5nu 9 күн бұрын
I learned something new. Thanks
@SebastianMartinez-ru8ln
@SebastianMartinez-ru8ln 21 күн бұрын
i love this channel ! =)
@AliSyed711
@AliSyed711 20 күн бұрын
I have to say that this was made quite well. I’m not that familiar with this period of history in Western Europe, but before the battle sequence, I had become very invested in the Alemanni and Clovis. Fascinating that this is such an important battle and it seems to have evaded me thus far. Excellent video 👍
@brokenbridge6316
@brokenbridge6316 21 күн бұрын
Great video
@Markjr778
@Markjr778 22 күн бұрын
Best history documentaries on all of KZfaq
@GoguMacaroana
@GoguMacaroana 21 күн бұрын
All hail the algorithm! Great video as always!
@gruffythrone988
@gruffythrone988 21 күн бұрын
I absolutely love this video you don’t get many video during this time
@mihajlo7893
@mihajlo7893 22 күн бұрын
mr history marche you are a great storyteller.. And thank you for the great video..💪
@robbysnipes9568
@robbysnipes9568 22 күн бұрын
It’s rare for me to see a video on a battle I’ve never heard of on YT; thank you K&G !
@the_farrow9549
@the_farrow9549 21 күн бұрын
great vid
@joelpajar8158
@joelpajar8158 22 күн бұрын
Love it!
@Frank-ru5im
@Frank-ru5im 22 күн бұрын
Great video! Please make more videos like the Prince of destruction! 🎉
@janlindtner305
@janlindtner305 19 күн бұрын
Outstanding👍👍👍
@ryanduncan721
@ryanduncan721 18 күн бұрын
Please do more of Clovis I would love learn more!!
@mhamissa
@mhamissa 17 күн бұрын
Great video. Now, I have a firm knowledge about Clovis ❤
@ulrich3486
@ulrich3486 21 күн бұрын
Im a simple man, I see a new HistoryMarch Video and I Like.
@tpoutrel
@tpoutrel 22 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@HistoryMarche
@HistoryMarche 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for the support. Much appreciated!
@qaiserali6773
@qaiserali6773 18 күн бұрын
@@HistoryMarche bro please cover the below list of battles 1) Conquest of Constantinople - 1453 2) Battle of Nahavand - 642 3) Battle of Qadissiyah -636 4) Battle of Varna - 1444 5) Battle of Manzikert - 1071 6) Battle of Sufetula - 647 7) Battle of Nikiou - 646
@collintrytsman3353
@collintrytsman3353 22 күн бұрын
excellent
@haydenkohn5801
@haydenkohn5801 22 күн бұрын
This was great, I'd love more content during these immediate post western Roman collapse time period.
@luigisaguier8336
@luigisaguier8336 22 күн бұрын
Detailed histories of the Visigoths and Lombards would be great too!
@thekedrking9909
@thekedrking9909 22 күн бұрын
New video time, nice.
@yt-lemro3237
@yt-lemro3237 21 күн бұрын
Thanks
@flytoast9260
@flytoast9260 22 күн бұрын
very good
@ramiromen6595
@ramiromen6595 22 күн бұрын
The battle of Soissons is incredibly underrated, the Romans having a lasting enclave in modern day France is cool ofc but the fact that if defeated the Franks would have returned to their Rennish petty kingdoms and the whole of Gaul ends up becoming Balkanized makes for incredible alternate history.
@Clodomir17
@Clodomir17 20 күн бұрын
Nice video. I hope there will be some more about this era. There is a couple mistakes in the footnotes (name of Clovis’ daughter in #2 and « Timur the Lame » in #3).
@chasechristophermurraydola9314
@chasechristophermurraydola9314 20 күн бұрын
Hopefully you do the Battle of Vouillé some day.
@sdtamarinera
@sdtamarinera 20 күн бұрын
Nice video. Could you add figures of the worriors to get a better idea of the men clashing at the battles? Think it could help.
@AxelPoliti
@AxelPoliti 22 күн бұрын
Beautiful story that fully explains the reason to have a Tolbiac Paris metro station
@colink563
@colink563 21 күн бұрын
Hi HistoryMarche I believe there was an error with the last portion of your #3 footnote. Loved the video!
@sevoo1579
@sevoo1579 22 күн бұрын
I love late antiquity, scarce sources but very interesting the historian Bruno Dumézil is a monster in this very hard field
@reficulwer
@reficulwer 22 күн бұрын
Интересное видео, спасибо
@MrKuznarsky
@MrKuznarsky 21 күн бұрын
Awesome video! I wanted to name my youngest son Clovis, but my wife objected strongly. I showed her every second of this video. Pretty sure if it was around seven years ago, I would have won that battle.
@Codoloco1
@Codoloco1 22 күн бұрын
I play Aoe, Manorlords and like medieval pc games... it is so awesome to be able to play, watch and listen to this. It makes everything so immersive.
@vectordirect7876
@vectordirect7876 22 күн бұрын
Hello people! hello, last week you didn't post a video, I was looking forward to seeing it,,,,,
@user-vo1uc3bh7t
@user-vo1uc3bh7t 21 күн бұрын
Thank you, HistoryMarche, for your captivating content! The new map style is superb, enhancing the overall experience. Keep up the excellent work!😀
@cindyvandousselaere
@cindyvandousselaere 22 күн бұрын
please make a video about the gulden sporenslag in 1302, a small group of flemish knights defeated the kingdom om france here in Kortrijk! its an legend story here in Belgium and i would love it if you made a video about it.
@RadustMaster4
@RadustMaster4 22 күн бұрын
W upload as always from historymatche
@hardhittinghartmann6635
@hardhittinghartmann6635 20 күн бұрын
Great
@lordMartiya
@lordMartiya 21 күн бұрын
There's a somewhat recent Italian song about Clovis. It's hilarious in how it praises him as generous and nice while also listing his massacres (and yes, the band did it on purpose).
@Necrotog82
@Necrotog82 20 күн бұрын
Its impressive to overcome being named Clovis and achieve so much.
@emila6
@emila6 16 күн бұрын
I hope you make videos on World War 1 and world war 2 battles 👏
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Napoleon Seizes Power - The Brumaire Coup
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The Operations Room
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Kings and Generals
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Kings and Generals
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The Battle on the Marchfeld 1278 AD
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BazBattles
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The Battle of Pollentia 402 AD - Gothic invasion of Italy
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BazBattles
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