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The Vandal War (461–468) was a long-term conflict between the two halves of the Roman Empire on the one hand and the Vandals in North Africa on the other. This war revolved around hegemony in the Mediterranean and the empire of the west. The Vandals as a rising power posed an enormous threat to the stability of the Roman Empire. [1]
The Italian-Ostrogothic army, like the Late Roman and Byzantine army, could transport food and other military supplies from secure areas to war zones. This allowed the Ostrogothic army to assemble more troops in one place (than earlier Gothic armies) without consuming as much of the local food supply. [47] Notable battles: Isonzo (489) Verona (489)
On the Vandal side, the picture is less clear. The Vandal army was not a professional and mostly volunteer force like the East Roman army, but comprised every able-bodied male of the Vandal people. Hence modern estimates on the available forces vary along with estimates on the total Vandal population, from a high of between 30,000–40,000 men ...
The Vandal War (439–442) was a military conflict between the Western Roman Empire and the Vandals that was fought in the western Mediterranean Sea region.The main protagonists in this conflict were the Vandal king Geiseric and the commander-in-chief of the Roman army Aetius.
The Vandals sacked the city for two weeks [13] before returning to Africa, during which the imperial government of the Western Roman Empire was effectively paralysed. They marched south through Campania , devastating the region, and attempted to sack Neapolis but failed as the city had better defences.
The Vandal Kingdom (Latin: Regnum Vandalum) or Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans (Latin: Regnum Vandalorum et Alanorum) was a confederation of Vandals and Alans, which was a barbarian kingdom established under Gaiseric, a Vandalic warlord. It ruled parts of North Africa and the Mediterranean for 99 years from 435 to 534 AD.
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His Vandal army defeated the Bonifatius' army in the battle of Calama [12] and laid siege to the city of Hippo Regius (where Augustine had recently been bishop and who died during the siege), [13] taking it after 14 months of bitter fighting. Gaiseric and his forces then began subduing the interior of Numidia. [14]