African Romance, African Latin or Afroromance is an extinct Romance language that was spoken in the various provinces of Roman Africa by the African Romans under the later Roman Empire and its various
The Fossa regia (in pink) marked the approximate border between the province of Africa and Numidia.
An inscription from one of the gates to the theatre at Leptis Magna, indicating that Latin and Punic co-existed in Northern Africa for centuries.
Fifth century AD inscription at the Leptis Magna forum, Libya.
The earliest known portrait of Saint Augustine in a 6th-century fresco, Lateran, Rome.
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
African Romance
…provinces of Roman Africa by the African Romans under the later Roman Empire and its various post-Roman successor states in the region, including the Vandal Kingdom, the Byzantine-administered Exarchate of Africa and the Berber Mauro-Roman Kingdom. African Romance is poorly attested as it was mainly a spoken…
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.