Monthly Archives: May 2023

King Pepin III (also Pippin III, Pépin le Bref) of the Franks

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Mustang

This will continue the story about the end of the Merovingian dynasty.  Charles Martel died on 22 October A.D. 741 in the present-day Picardy section of France.  His remains are buried at Saint Denis Basilica in Paris.  He divided his … Continue reading →

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The Vascones

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Mustang

Mithridátēs is the name given to the kings of several kingdoms in the ancient world.  It does get confusing when you run across people named Mithridátēs I of Pontus, who was also Mithridátēs III of Cius, whose descendants included both … Continue reading →

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The Merovingian Dynasty

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Mustang

Introduction So far, we’ve spoken about the Celts, which take us back several hundred years before the common era, the Roman period in Gaul, the development of post-Roman Franks, and the migrations of the Visigoths into the Iberian Peninsula. Now … Continue reading →

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The Visigoths

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Mustang

Introduction Visigoth describes a group of Germanic people who eventually settled in the southern and western sections of Gaul and Hispania.  The term Germanic refers to historical groups of people that once occupied Central Europe and Scandinavia from antiquity to … Continue reading →

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