Africa (Roman province)
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Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa. It was established in 146 BC, following the Roman Republic's conquest of Carthage in the Third Punic War. It roughly compr
The amphitheatre of Thysdrus (modern El Djem)
Roman as of Hadrian, 136 AD. An allegory of Africa wearing an elephant headdress is depicted on the reverse.
Juba II, king of Mauretania
Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite showing the couple in procession, detail of a vast mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (c. 315–325 AD, now at the Louvre)
Vandal Kingdom
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The Vandal Kingdom or Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans was a confederation of Vandals and Alans, and a barbarian kingdom established under Gaiseric, a Vandalic warlord. It ruled parts of North Africa
Africa (Roman province)
…Byzantine reconquest by Vandalic War 534 • Reorganization into the Exarchate 591 • Fall of Carthage 698 Preceded by Succeeded by Ancient Carthage Numidia Vandal Kingdom Ifriqiya Today part of Tunisia Libya Algeria Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa. It was established in 146…
Münze 50 Denari Gelimer König der Vandalen
View from the Gibraltar strait to North Africa where the Vandals crossed into Africa.
The Sack of Rome, painting by Karl Briullov from the 1830s.
A 16th century perception of the Vandals, illustrated in a manuscript. Painted by Lucas d'Heere. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.