History of the Franks
Name of text: | History of the Franks |
Author of text: | Gregory of Tours |
Date of text: | 6th century |
Date of person in text: | 538-594 |
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Type of structure in text: | Church |
Date of structure in text | 6th century |
Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
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Country in text: | France |
Region in text: | Burgundy |
City in text: | Chalon sur Sâone |
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Description of mosaic in text: | He [Agriicola, bishop of Chalon sur Sâone] constructed many buildings in that city, erecting houses, and building a church which he supported with columns and adorned with vari-colored marbles and mosaics." |
Mosaic date in text: | 6 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
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Bibliography: | Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks, 5.45, trans. by Earnest Brehaut (1916) |
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