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Gaiseric : the vandal who destroyed Rome / Ian Hughes.

By: Publisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xix, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781781590188
  • 1781590184
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937.09092 23
LOC classification:
  • D139 .H84 2017
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.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks D139 .H84 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001452480

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.

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