Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals MacDowall Simon
Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals MacDowall Simon On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive lines and began a rampage across Roman Gaul,…
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Conquerors of the Roman Empire: The Vandals MacDowall Simon
On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive lines and began a rampage across Roman Gaul, sacking cities such as Metz, Arras and Strasbourg. The Romans were unable to stop them and their closest allies, the Alans, marching the breadth of Gaul, crossing the Pyrenees and making themselves masters of Spain.However, this Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans soon came under intense pressure from Rome's Visigothic allies. Foremost amongst them were the Vandals and their search for a new homeland took them on the most remarkable odyssey.
They quickly overran this rich Roman province and established a stable kingdom. In 429, under their new king, Gaiseric, they crossed the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. Taking to the seas they soon dominated the Western Mediterranean and raided Italy, famously sacking Rome itself in 455.
Late Roman West and the Vandals
Glory of the Roman Empire
The Later Roman Empire