Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome / Ian Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gaiseric, King of the Vandals and the Alani, -477.

Gaiseric.

Vandals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages, 12 pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 22, 2018).

ISBN:

9781473890305

1473890306

9781473890299

1473890292

9781473890282

1473890284