Born in 466/477 CE to King Childeric (r. 458–481/482 CE) and Queen Basina, little is known about Clovis before his accession to the Frankish throne in 481/482 CE (Greg. T. Hist. 2.12; 25). What is known is that his father served as a Germanic general in the Roman army and that the Franks occupied territory within the Roman Empire, but on its borders as foederati, barbarian troops under their own leader’s command. These foederati agreed to serve in the Roman army and fight alongside Roman forces agains…