# Late Roman and post-Roman polities - Fragmented authority

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/late-roman-and-post-roman-polities
Reign: 455–481
Dynasty: Late Antique Gaul
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Late+Roman+and+post-Roman+polities&go=Go

Roman authority fragmented as Visigothic, Burgundian, Frankish and Gallo-Roman powers competed in Gaul.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)
- Succeeded by: [Clovis I](https://history-france.com/rulers/clovis-i)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 455 - [Western Roman central authority collapses further](https://history-france.com/timeline/455-western-roman-central-authority-collapses-further)
- 461 - [Aegidius establishes a northern Roman domain](https://history-france.com/timeline/461-aegidius-establishes-a-northern-roman-domain)
- 464 - [Childeric I emerges among the Salian Franks](https://history-france.com/timeline/464-childeric-i-emerges-among-the-salian-franks)
- 475 - [Euric expands Visigothic control in Gaul](https://history-france.com/timeline/475-euric-expands-visigothic-control-in-gaul)
- 476 - [Western Roman emperor deposed](https://history-france.com/timeline/476-western-roman-emperor-deposed)
- 481 - [Clovis becomes king of the Salian Franks](https://history-france.com/timeline/481-clovis-becomes-king-of-the-salian-franks)