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By the fifth century, the once great Roman Empire was no more. It was one of the greatest empires in world history but now the once unified territories unified with common cultures had begun to split apart. Western Europe would begin to be reorganized thanks to a young Frankish chief by the name of Clovis who took over in 451 for his deceased father, Childeric. We know much about his great leader because of the writings done by Gregory of Tours from the sixth century and also the accounts written in the textbook of A. Daniel Frankforter and William M. Spellman. Four important themes during the reign of Clovis are politics, religion, history, and social customs. The textbook does not go into great detail about the life of Clovis but gives general facts about him and the dynasty of Merovingian, which was founded by Clovis during his lifetime from c.466-511. When Clovis inherits the crown, in about 481, he is only fifteen. The reign of Clovis is an important turning point in world history because of his adoption of Roman Catholic Christianity. Clovis is able to extend his reign from the Somme to the Loire by using warfare, intrigue, and murder to ensure his authority over other Frankish tribes in the region.
By achieving his territorial success, he has been helped by his openness of the Roman Christianity. Clovis understood the political advantages of converting rather than being an Arian Christian like Visigoths and Burgundians. However, Gregory explains he is not very open to this at first and after he marries Clotilda, a Burgundian, she insists he converts but he does not. It is not until a victory in battle against the Alamanni that he converts and as well announces publicly the new true God and religion. He believes Jesus heard his prayer for a victory when defeat was near. What follows his victory a mass baptism in which he is the first to be baptized. The bishop baptizes Clovis and some 3000 of his soldiers.
Clovis may have had the idea that the conversion to Roman Christianity would benefit him politically, prior to the actual act. The political success of Clovis seems inevitable. It seems apparent that the military triumphs of Clovis contributed to as much to his political successes as his conversion did.

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