May 21st

Today in Western Civilization we took notes on Clovis who ruled the Germanic people of Gaul known as the Franks in 496 he has a battlefield conversion by 511 the Franks are united into one kingdom with Clovis and the church working as partners. In 520 Benedict writes rules for Monks vows of poverty, Chastity, and obedience, his sister Scholastica writes rules for nuns they operate schools maintain libraries and copy books. Pope Gregory goes secular and church revenues are used to help the poor build roads and raise armies this is a theocracy. Clovis rules the Franks in Gaul until his death in 511 most of the rest of Europe consists of smaller kingdoms. Charles Martels son Peppin the short Pepin died in 768 leaving two sons Carloman and Charles known as Charlemagne. Charlemagne emphasized education and culture, Lous the Pius ruled from 814 to 840 they divided the empire at the treaty of Verdum.

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