3. Migration
400/401 AD Moved West
probably under pressure from
the Huns and in search of new
land.
Travelled through Europe as
refugees until reaching the
South of Spain.
“Vandalusia”
4. Geiseric/Gaiseric/Genseric
c. 389 – 477 AD
“Caesar King”
429 AD Invasion of North Africa
due to its wealthy cities, olive
groves and grain fields.
439 AD Occupation of Carthage
Control of the Mediterranean
5. Sacking Of Rome
• 455 AD
• Kidnap of the
imperial women ie.
Empress Eudoxia
and her daughters
• Looting of gold and
silver
6. Vandalism
Sacking of Rome Continuity of Roman culture
Lack of visible cultural Poetry
heritage Secular Literature
Persecution of Orthodox Little evidence of persecution
Christians
8. End of the Vandals
• 534 AD Loss of Carthage to Emperor Justinian
and friends.
9. References
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Kaiser. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
• Clover, Frank M. and R.S. Humphreys, eds, Tradition and Innovation in Late
Antiquity (University of Wisconsin Press) 1989
• George, Judith (2004), "Vandal Poets in their Context", Vandals, Romans and
Berbers: New Perspectives on Late Antique North Africa, Ashgate Publishing,
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