How Genseric’s Vandal fleet seized Rome in 455 CE, emptied imperial treasuries, and reshaped late imperial politics
The Vandal Sack of Rome in 455 CE: Genseric’s Forty-Day Plunder and Its Lasting Impact
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Late Antiquity
The Vandal Sack of Rome in 455 CE: Genseric’s Forty-Day Plunder and Its Lasting Impact
How Genseric’s Vandal fleet seized Rome in 455 CE, emptied imperial treasuries, and reshaped late imperial politics
The Vandal Sack of Rome in 455 CE: Genseric’s Forty-Day Plunder and Its Lasting Impact
How Genseric’s Vandal fleet seized Rome in 455 CE, emptied imperial treasuries, and reshaped late imperial politics
The Vandal Sack of Rome in 455 CE: Genseric’s Forty-Day Plunder and Its Lasting Impact
How Genseric’s Vandal fleet seized Rome in 455 CE, emptied imperial treasuries, and reshaped late imperial politics
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