Gaiseric
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Gaiseric, also known as Geiseric or Genseric was king of the Vandals and Alans from 428 to 477 AD. He ruled over the Vandal kingdom and migrated the kingdom to North Africa, playing a key role in the
Siliqua imitating those of Honorius, minted in Gaiseric's reign c. 455–476 AD
A 16th century perception of the Vandals, illustrated in the manuscript "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the 2nd half of the 16th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library.
Gaiseric Sacking Rome, a painting by Karl Briullov (1833–1836)
Pope Leo the Great attempts to persuade Gaiseric, prince of Vandals, to abstain from sacking Rome (miniature c. 1475).
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
Gaiseric
…or Genseric (Latin: Gaisericus, Geisericus; reconstructed Vandalic: *Gaisarīx) was king of the Vandals and Alans from 428 to 477 AD. He ruled over the Vandal kingdom and migrated the kingdom to North Africa, playing a key role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century. The murder of Roman…
Münze 50 Denari Gelimer König der Vandalen
View from the Gibraltar strait to North Africa where the Vandals crossed into Africa.