The Vandals were a relatively new power in the Mediterranean when they sacked Rome in 455 CE. Having only recently established a kingdom based around …
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How The Ancient Vandals Got Their Bad Reputation
As a result of the Vandal sack of Rome, the terms 'vandals,' 'vandalism,' and 'vandalize' became synonymous with acts of wanton destruction.
One of the greatest achievements of emperor Justinian I (527-565 CE) was the Reconquest of the Roman West. After more than half a century of …
In the 4th and 5th centuries CE, the Roman Empire was flooded with Germanic warriors who split the Western Empire into a series of successor …
In the 5th century CE the Western Roman Empire collapsed under enormous strain from multiple barbarian incursions. Many of these pillaging tribes …
One of the most famous historical figures – “Attila the Hun” – left an indelible mark on the mid-fifth-century Roman Empire, both in the East and the …