Chi erano i Franchi?

Known for historical figures such as Charles Martel, Pepin the Short, and Charlemagne, before becoming the main hegemonic power of Central-Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages, the Franks were many things: ferocious pirates, turbulent barbarians, and loyal federates of the Roman Empire. Emerging seemingly out of nowhere in the mid-3rd century AD, the Franks quickly learned to play their cards with cunning, pursuing tactical choices that would ultimately help them assert themselves among all the other barbarian populations. **Want to support the channel? Subscribe to PATREON:   / evropantiqva   ** ========================================== WHO WERE THE FRANKS? ============================================== 00:00 – Introduction 02:32 – The Appearance of the Franks 06:28 – The Name 09:19 – The Problem of Origins 13:00 – From Maximian to Constantine 15:12 – Ferocious Barbarians and Faithful Federators 20:12 – The First Kingdom of the Franks 23:31 – From the Merovingians to the Carolingians =================================================== **THE LINK TO "MILLE DECOLLAVIMUS", THE SONG OF AURELIANUS RECONSTRUCTED BY @tribunus :**    • Mille Decollavimus - Roman Military Song   Edited by Gioal Canestrelli - Institute of Experimental Archaeology "Fianna ap Palug" of Verona Cover and editing by Angela Ruggero