Chrocus
Chrocus or Crocus (
Upper Germanic Limes and advancing as far as Clermont-Ferrand, and possibly as far as Ravenna, and he was possibly present at the Alamannic conquest of the French town of Mende
.
According to
History of the Franks
, Chrocus was a famous king of his time and was responsible for a great deal of destruction throughout Gaul, most notably of all ancient temples located in Gaul, though this may have been exaggerated. One of the temples he allegedly tore down was called the Vasso Galatæ, a marvelous structure that once stood in Clermont.
Chrocus, with his troops, aided
Roman Emperor (Epitome de Caesaribus
41).
Literature
- Dieter Geuenich, Geschichte der Alemannen, ISBN 3-17-012095-6
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