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See the rise and fall of the barbarian group known as the Vandals. See how they ravage the Roman Empire and establish a kingdom in Africa.

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The Vandals are in the lower left hand corner, in dark-red.

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Little is known about their social structure because of the lack of common literacy and historical record at the time of the Vandals. What is evident, however, is that their kings were their most prominent leaders, and the Vandal Kingdom advanced beyond hunter-gatherers to settlers with a vast North African empire.
Wyat Hamilton

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Abigail Barefoot

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Coin of Bonifacius  which the Vandals defeated
Vandal gold foil jewelry

Their Sack of Rome in 455 CE

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1.) The Vandals where thought to have originated from Scandinavia.
2.) They have been associated with the Iron Age Przeworsk Culture of Poland.
3.) Eventuality the tribe was split into two tribes the Silingi and the Hasdingi.
4.) Once the tribes split up they migrated South.
5.) First mentioned in the Natural History  in Pliny the Elder.
6.) Their name was originally Vandilii, by both Pliny and Tacitus.
7.) A synonym for their name is careless destruction.
8.) During The Sack in 455 CE they carried out their invade much better than most barbarians.
9.) In 270 CE the Vandals breached the Roman Empire.
10.) The Vandal King Gelimer was defeated by the Roman general Belisarius
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The Vandals operated under an autocratic monarchy, making the Vandal land known as the Vandal Kingdom. This was particularly evident following their sacking of Carthage. Eventually, they went on to spread their power to much of coastal Northern Africa.
Wyat Hamilton

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The Vandals originated in Germany and known to attack the Roman Empire because a wall, much like Hadrian's wall, was erected to prevent them from attacking Rome. This was, however, before the Mongols invaded the Germanic tribes of the area and pushed them to invade through Rome to flee. Eventually, they made their way through Spain and to the North African coast. After invading Carthage, they rose to prominence in the region, gaining land and eventually storming Rome. Their religion was Arian Christianity, or the belief that God created Christ and rather than a trinity, there is only God.
Wyat Hamilton