Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome /
Hughes, Ian (Historian),
Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome / Ian Hughes. - xix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-270) and index.
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.
"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 itself, making the Vandals a byword for barbaric destruction. Ian Hughes assesses Gaiseric's leadership, revealing him as an astute ruler and one of the most significant figures of this turbulent era."--Back cover.
9781781590188 1781590184
2018404049
Gaiseric, King of the Vandals and the Alani, -477.
Vandals.
D139 / .H84 2017
937.09092
Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome / Ian Hughes. - xix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-270) and index.
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.
"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 itself, making the Vandals a byword for barbaric destruction. Ian Hughes assesses Gaiseric's leadership, revealing him as an astute ruler and one of the most significant figures of this turbulent era."--Back cover.
9781781590188 1781590184
2018404049
Gaiseric, King of the Vandals and the Alani, -477.
Vandals.
D139 / .H84 2017
937.09092