Floruit ( / ˈ f l ɔːr u . ɪ t / ; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor. ; from Latin for " flourished ") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished.
4-783: Chrocus or Crocus ( fl. 260–306 AD) was a leader of the Alamanni in the late 3rd to early 4th centuries. In 260, he led an uprising of the Alamanni against the Roman Empire , traversing the 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 Gregory of Tours ' History of
8-644: 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 Constantine I 's proclamation as emperor. In 306, he
12-495: The term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204 and 1229, as well as a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)", even though Jones
16-605: Was present as a general in Roman service at the death of Constantius Chlorus in York , Britannia , and called for his son Constantine to be declared the new Roman Emperor ( Epitome de Caesaribus 41). Floruit Latin : flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb flōreō , flōrēre "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun flōs , flōris , "flower". Broadly,
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