Franks conquer and burn Trier, incited by a Senator Lucius.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Frankish Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed Gender: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed
Third Party (Person) :	Lucius, Roman Senator Origin: Roman Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: upper class
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Fredegar, Chronicarum libri IV 3, 7Fredegar Chronicarum libri IV 3, 7 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Augusta Treverorum (Trier)
Time Periode :	Late Antiquity
Century :	A.D. 5
Year :	A.D. 455 , A.D. 456
Context :	conquest
Motivation :	tactical/strategical emotional
Application :	burning
Original Text :	Treverorum civitas factione uni ex senatoribus nomen Luci a Francis capta et incinsa est.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Die vier Bücher der Chroniken des sogenannten Fredegar (Buch 2, Kapitel 53 bis Buch 4), In: A. Kusternig, H. Haupt, Quellen zur Geschichte des 7. und 8. Jahrhunderts (FSGA 4a), Darmstadt (2018), 44-271.
Remark :	context: Lucius was enraged at the rape of his wife by Emperor Avitus, which lead him to call on the help of the Franks. For the entry on the rape, refer to: "Emperor Avitus rapes the wife of the Senator Lucius."
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