Toxandria is the very old name for a region between the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers in France and Belgium. The tribes of Salian Franks that settled the area in the 4th century became known as Toxandrians. These tribes gave rise to the Merovingian dynasty that came to dominate what is now France. The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French Escaut) is a 350 km[1] long river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and near Antwerp flows west into the Netherlands towards the North Sea. ... The Salian Franks were a subgroup of the Franks. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... For other uses of the term Merovingian, see Merovingian (disambiguation). ...

In these ancient times, the many barbarian tribes, given the broad label as Germanic tribes (Latin Germanicus) by the Romans, originated from Scandinavia and had by the 1st century BC spread through vast areas of today's central and western Europe. Although the Romans labelled all these groups as "Germanic", this collection of widespread wanderers never really viewed themselves as connected in any cultural, linguistic, or political sense. The term Germanic tribes (or Teutonic tribes) applies to the ancient Germanic peoples of Europe. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. ... (2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries) The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) // Events The Roman Republic... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

Because of their continuous rovings, these tribes subdivided into separate clans and moved on to other areas. In the middle of the 3rd century, two members of the tribal confederacy known as the Franks, the Salians and the Ripuarians, began penetrating the Roman frontier around Mainz but were soon driven back by Emperor Probus. Despite the temporary setback, the moves against the ever-weakening Roman masters resulted in Emperor Julian buying peace in 358 by handing over Toxandria to the Salians who then became Roman allies and provided troops for the imperial army. This entente would shape both the Salian language and law, resulting in the 6th century Salic law written in Latin. The Ripuarians took up residence in a strip of territory between the Rhine River and the Meuse and, like all the these wandering tribes, never formed any permanent alliances with the Salian race in Toxandria. The Franks or the Frankish people were one of several west Germanic federations. ... The Salian Franks were a subgroup of the Franks. ... The Ripuarian Franks (river Franks) were a subgroup of the Franks. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... Mainz (French: Mayence) is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... For the village in Cornwall see Probus, Cornwall. ... Julian solidus, ca. ... Events Earthquake in Nicaea. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1. ... The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ...

In the ensuing years, the Toxandrians did not continue to collectively wander from one place to another as other Germanic tribes had always done, but instead began to expand their territory outwards. The Romans were soon again under attack with the emergence of the first strong leader Meroveus, after whom the Merovingian dynasty would be named. Notably, his son, Childeric I made further agreements that expanded their territory while aiding the Romans in driving out several invaders from around Orléans and Angers. In the ensuing years, Childeric's son Clovis I emerged as the dominant force who would, through his military might, add parts of present day Germany to his kingdom and shape what was to become modern day France. Odin riding on Sleipnir (Ardre image stone, 8th century). ... Merowig (fl. ... Childeric I (c. ... Orléans cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenots in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century. ... Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ... Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French Louis, modern German Ludwig) (c. ...