Chlodio (c. 392/395–445/448; also spelled
Clodio,
Clodius,
Clodion,
Cloio or
Chlogio) was a king of the
Salian Franks from the
Merovingian dynasty. He was known as the Long-Haired King and lived in Thuringian territory, at the castle of
Duisburg. He became chief of the
Thérouanne area in 414 AD. From there, he invaded the
Roman Empire in 428, defeating a Roman force at
Cambrai, and settled in Northern
Gaul, where other groups of Salians were already settled. Although he was attacked by the Romans, he was able to maintain his position and, 3 years later in 431, he extended his kingdom south to the
Somme River in the future
Francia. In AD 448, 20 years after his reign began, Chlodio was defeated at Vicus Helena in Artois by
Flavius Aëtius, the commander of the
Roman army in Gaul.