Gechter, Marianne (Cologne) [German version] I. Post -Antiquity Era (CT) Gechter, Marianne (Cologne) [German version] A. History (CT) Roman rule in Cologne (C.) ended in the middle of the 5th cent. In any case, in 459 C. was in the hands of the Franks. Written sources prove that the transition took place without a great deal of destruction (Amm.15,8; 16,2-3; Salv.gub.6,39; Epistolae 1,5-6). Archaeological evidence, for example, indicates continuous use of the burial ground of St. Severin by the Franks and the Rom…