Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome / Ian Hughes.
"Gaiseric became King of the Vandals in Spain then led them across the sea to seize a new kingdom in North Africa. [He] successfully defeated Roman attempts at reconquest of these vital provinces and his fleets dominated the western Mediterranean. In 455 Gaiseric attacked Italy and sacked Rome...
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Pen & Sword Military,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Vandal history and Gaiseric's early life
- 2. The invasion of Gaul
- 3. Hispania
- 4. The Empire strikes back
- 5. Freedom
- 6. Gaiseric
- 7. Settlement
- 8. Conquest
- 9. Consolidation and expansion
- 10. The sack of Rome
- 11. War
- 12. Majorian's African campaign
- 13. The renewal of war
- 14. The Roman invasion
- 15. End game
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The division of land, AD 411 and 439
- Outline chronology.