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400
Southern Migartaion
Numerous raids by neighbouring tribes forces the Vandals from their homeland southward to Pannonia -
403
Technological Improvements
Earliest record of the Vandals technological superiority in ploughs. The Vandals invented a plough that allowed farmers to create deeper and straighter furrows -
406
Westward Migration
Frequent attacks by the Huns drive the Vandals westward along the Danube River until they hit the Rhine River. -
407
Death of their First King
Upon reaching the Rhine they are detained by the Franks whom they cannot defeat in war. They suffer heavy losses including the death of 10,000 and the fall of their king Godgisel. Eventually, they form an alliance with the Alan’s and defeat the Franks -
Period: 410 to
Rule of Gunderic
Rule of their first king. Gunderic was a pinacle figure in the history of the Vandals becasue of his successful conquests. When he began to rule, the Vandals were a wounded nation who were fleeing from the hands of their own people and the Huns. During his reign he made alliances with strong tribes, and acquired and secured a kingdom. He removed his people from the oppresions of the past but not forever. -
422
Roman's Attack
A Roman army attacks the Vandals -
430
Seige of Hippo Regius
The Vandals lay seige upon the walled city Hippo Regius which after 13 months of seige they capture and make their capital. -
435
Treaties with Rome
Peace was made between the Romans and the Vandals in 435 through a treaty giving the Vandals control of coastal Numidia. -
440
Conquest of Sicily
The Vandals conquer Sicily -
455
Treaty with Rome Broken
The Vandals begin to pilage and plunder along the Roman coast for 35 years finnaly Sacking Rome -
Period: 455 to
Conquest of Rome
The period in which the Vandals pludered their way through Rome while the Romans were distracted by the Huns, and could not defend themselves. -
460
Rome Retaliates
The Western Roman Empire sends a naval fleet against the Vandals which is captured. -
470
Conquest of Peloponnese
The Vandals attempt to conquer Peloponnese but are driven back with heavy losses -
470
Height of The Vandal Kingdom
- At the height of their power in 470 CE, the Vandals had conquered Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearic Islands along with the majority of Northern Africa and much of Hispania
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477
Gaiseric's Death and Succesion
Gaiseric dies and is succeded by his son Huneric. -
Period: 477 to
Rule of Huneric
Huneric, succeeded Gaiseric. Huneric would not keep his great kingdom together. The Berbers revolted. No one could command the respect Gaiseric had won. Under his control the kingdom spun out of control and began to fall apart. -
523
Death and Succesion of Trasamund
Hilderich succeeds Thrasamund -
Period: 523 to 530
Rule of Hilderich
After the death of Thrasamund, a great grandson of Gaiseric and mildly homosexual bachelor named Hilderich became king of the Vandals. He favoured the Catholiscism as it was the religion of his mother and granted religious freedom destroying the works of his predecessor. Unamused with this, Gilemir, his cousin overthrew Hilderich and threw him in prison and executed him to the Vandal peoples delight. Hiderich was the first Vandal king to be assasinated or overthrown. -
530
Berbers Attack Again
The Vandals are attacked from the south by the Berbers again. -
530
Battle of Ad Decimum
The Vandals fight the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Ad Decimum and loss resulting in the Sack of Carthage, the Vandal Capital -
Period: 530 to 534
Rule of Gelimer
The last Vandal king before the nations fall. Although he only ruled for four years Gelimer had one of the most tubulent rules of all the Vandal kings. He gained the throne in the most radical way out of all the kings, fought the countries two largest battles, and eventually contributed to the countries demise. Once the Vandals were defeated, Gelimer was given rich estates in Galatia where he and his family were to spend their lives in safety, free to worship as they liked by the Roman emperor. -
533
Battle of Tricamarum
After retreating to Hippo Regius, The Vandals fight the Byzantine Empire again at the Battle of Tricamarum resulting in the siege of the last Vandal City Hippo Regius -
534
Fall of The Vandals
Gelimer, the Vandal king surrenders to the Byzantine Empire ending the Kingdom of the Vandals -
Gunderic Becomes King
Gunderic Becomes the King of the Vandals and the Vandals continue their conquest through Hispania. -
Alans Conquered
The king of the Alans is killed in battle and the Alan nation surrenders themselves to the governement of their allies the Vandals. -
Crossing to North Africa
The Vandals cross the Mare Nostrum and reach the shores of Northern AFrica where they would later establish their kingdom -
Gunderic Dies, Gaiseric is made King of the Vandals
Gaiseric succeeds the know dead Gunderic, his half-brother -
Siege of Carthage
The Vandals lay siege to Carthage eventually capturing it and making it their new capital. -
Rome Retaliates Again
The Eastern Roman Empire also sends a naval fleet against the Vandals which is destroyed -
Berbers Attack
The Vandals are attacked from the south by the Berbers. -
Death of Huneric
Huneric Dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund -
Death and Succesion of Gunthamund
Gunthamund dies and is succeded by his son Thrasamund -
Period: to
Rule of Gunthamund
Gunthamund succeeded his uncle Huneric and resecured the kingdom after the previous kings failures. -
Period: to 523
Tharsamund's Rule
Tharsamund succeeded his brother Gunthamund and brought the country into religous unison by the persection and torture of the remaining Catholic and Orthodox Christians. Tharsumand resecured the religious identity of the Vandals to Arianisim. -
Period: to 477
Rule of Genseric
Genseric was Godigsel's bastard and and half brother of Gunderic who he succeeded in 428 CE. Following in the footsteps of his brother Geneseric desired to free the Vandals from their previous oppresions however, he went about in a different manner. Shortly after the beginning of his reign the Vandals began to be attacked frequently by the Romans and Visgoths. Fleeing from this, Genseric his people across the Mediteranean to Northern Africa where he established the powerful Vandal kingdom.
