Domain of Soissons

Domain of Soissons was a state in France and the Low Countries (Europe) that lasted from 457 to 486 CE, about 29 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

A Roman enclave in northern Gaul held by Aegidius and his son Syagrius after imperial control lapsed. Clovis defeated Syagrius in 486.

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Facts

Dates

457 to 486 CE

Duration

29 years

Type

State

Region

France and the Low Countries, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Soissons

Came from

• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE

Became

• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse 418 to 507 CE
• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE
• San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Gwynedd c. 450 to 1216 CE
• Kingdom of Powys c. 450 to 1160 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia

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