GAISERIC

gīˈsərĭk or Gensericgĕnˈsərĭk, jĕnˈ–, c.390–477, king of the Vandals and Alani (428–77), one of the ablest of the barbarian invaders of the Roman Empire. He led (429) his people from Spain into Africa, possibly at the request of Boniface, and quickly subdued a large territory, which was later (435) ceded to him by treaty. He took Carthage in 439, sent a fleet to raid Sicily in 440, and gained recognition of his independence in 442. He then dispossessed many Roman landowners and persecuted the Roman Catholic clergy, meanwhile gaining control of the Mediterranean through his pirate fleets. In 455 he sacked Rome. In 460 he caused the failure of an expedition sent against him by Majorian, and in 468 he undermined a similar attempt by Leo I. By the time of his peace (476) with Zeno, his lands included Roman Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearic Islands.

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Late Roman Warlords
Book by Penny Macgeorge; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: Generals--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Empire, 284-476
...supposed pol- itical, connection with Gaiseric. Olybrius had spent a long time in...Placidia and her mother were released by Gaiseric in c. AD 46r 1 and joined Olybrius in Constantinople.188 Gaiseric had mar- ried Placidias sister Eudocia...
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Cities in the Sand, Leptis Magna and Sabratha in Roman Africa
Book by Kenneth D. Matthews, Alfred W. Cook; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1957
Subjects: Leptis Magna (Extinct City), Libya--Antiquities, Sabratha (Extinct City)
...short-lived, however, and in 439 Gaiseric, who had led them into Africa from Spain...Carthage. The years of the reign of Gaiseric who died in 477 were dated from this...year Valentinian concluded a treaty with Gaiseric whereby north Africa was divided between...
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Generalissimos of the Western Roman Empire
Book by John Michael O'Flynn; University of Alberta Press, 1983
Subjects: Generals--Rome--Political Activity, Rome--History--Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th Centuries, Rome--Politics And Government--284-476
old, 13 and Gaiseric might well have expected, several years...was in favor of the two treaties with Gaiseric. It would have been fully in keeping...would probably have preferred to see Gaiseric stay in Africa than to move him back...
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History of the Ancient and Medieval World - Vol. 8
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 1996
Subjects: History, Ancient
was replaced by his brother Gaiseric (or Genseric)in428. Gaiveric...natural son of G<di??iselus, King Gaiseric led the tribe out of Spain across...Vandals able to capture Carthage. Gaiseric used the city as his capi- tal...
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Western Europe
Book by John Dornberg; Oryx Press, 1996
Subjects: Europe--History, Europe--History, Local
...and was succeeded by his half-brother Gaiseric, who took the Vandals to the height...In May 428--so the story goes--Gaiseric assembled his tribe on the southern shore...that paved the way for the Vandals under Gaiseric to invade North Africa. In A.D. 430...
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The Collapse of a Collegial Church: North African Christianity on the Eve of Islam
Journal article by Maureen A. Tilley; Theological Studies, Vol. 62, 2001
Subjects: Christianity--Northern Africa, Civilization, Christian--History, Northern Africa--Religion
...594 named invasion cities) 428-477 Gaiseric reigns 429 Vandals enter Africa; Boniface...persecution the Vandals inflicted. As Gaiseric took control of the appointment of bishops...30) Under pressure from Valentinan, Gaiseric acquiesced to the election of Deogratias...


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The Battle of Chalons: In Confronting the Huns under Attila, the Man Known as "The Last Roman" Led the Remnant Forces of Western Civilization against the Rampaging Barbarian Horde
Magazine article by Charles Scaliger; The New American, Vol. 23, July 9, 2007
Subjects: Aetius, Flavius--History, Battle of Chalons, 451--History, Goths (Germanic people)--History, Huns--History
...finally sacking Rome in 410 A.D. Another tribe of Germanic barbarians driven westward, the Vandals, led by the formidable Gaiseric, wrested North Africa from the Romans, destroying a large portion of the Roman Mediterranean fleet in the process. Through...


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FINGERS ON BUZZERS! No Conferring ...How Old Is University Challenge Legend Bamber Gascoigne? the Answer's 75 This weekend.And to Celebrate,he's Set Mail Readers 75 Classic Questions - from Easy to Utterly Fiendish
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 23, 2010
...Lambeth Walk, Liza of Lambeth 67. Which of these was a Vandal? Gaiseric, Clovis, Attila 68. Books on engraving and forestry were...Lambeth, the title of Maughams first novel in 1897. 67. Gaiseric (Clovis was a Frank, and Attila a Hun). 68. John Evelyn...
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FINGERS ON BUZZERS! No Conferring ... How Old Is University Challenge Legend Bamber Gascoigne? the Answer's 75 This Weekend. and to Celebrate,he's Set Mail Readers 75 Classic - from Easy to Utterly Fiendish
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 23, 2010
...Lambeth Walk, Liza of Lambeth 67. Which of these was a Vandal? Gaiseric, Clovis, Attila 68. Books on engraving and forestry were...Lambeth, the title of Maughams first novel in 1897. 67. Gaiseric (Clovis was a Frank, and Attila a Hun). 68. John Evelyn...
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Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 18, 1996
...is rich in history. It was used by Athens as a naval base in the 5th Century BC and was ravaged a thousand years later by Gaiseric, king of the Vandals. The island capital, Zakynthos town, features one colonnaded street and open squares. It is a busy...


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Gaiseric
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GAISERIC gi s rik or Genseric gen s rik, jen , c.390 477, king of the Vandals and Alani (428 77), one of the ablest of the barbarian...
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Vandals
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...died and was succeeded by his brother, Gaiseric , whose leadership carried the tribe...In 442, Valentinian III recognized Gaiseric as an independent ruler, and Vandal...Arian Christians, and, especially under Gaiseric and his son, Hunneric, they harshly...
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Leo I, Saint , Pope
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...also effective as a statesman and met (452) Attila the Hun to persuade him not to invade Rome. In 455 he similarly urged Gaiseric the Vandal to spare the lives of the Romans. St. Leos letters and sermons reflect the many aspects of his career and personality...
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Leo I , Byzantine Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Vandals of Africa failed through the incompetence or treachery of the commander, Basiliscus , who delayed his attack until Gaiseric was able to attack him with fire ships. Leo I was succeeded by his grandson, Leo II, a child of six, who died in the year...
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Rome , City, Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to check Germanic attacks. The West sank into anarchy, and Italy was ravaged by invaders. Alaric I took Rome in 410, and Gaiseric conquered it in 455. Attila was kept from sacking it, supposedly through the efforts of the pope, Leo I (St. Leo the Great...
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