CHAPTER III

THE FRANKS TO THE TIME OF CHARLES MARTEL (55 B.C.-732 A.D.) 457

First conflicts with Rome, 460. Franks in the Roman army, 462. Early kings and the Salic Laws, 463. The reign of Clovis, 466. Clovis turns Christian, 469. Successors of Clovis to Pepin, 477. The rise of Pepin, 481. Pepin of Heristal, 482. The career of Charles Martel, 488.