Battle of Ad Decimum

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The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aftermath Byzantine occupation of Carthage
weakening of Vandal resistance in North Africa
alternativeName Battle of the Tenth Milestone
associatedEmpire Byzantine Empire
associatedKingdom Vandal Kingdom
associatedRuler Justinian I
surface form: Emperor Justinian I
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Vandal Kingdom
campaign Belisarius' Vandal campaign
campaignObjective overthrow of the Vandal Kingdom
chronology 6th century
combatantSide Byzantine expeditionary force in Italy
surface form: Byzantine expeditionary force

Vandal field army
commander Belisarius
conflictOf Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War
conflictScope decisive engagement of the Vandalic War
conflictType land battle
date 533
followedBy Battle of Tricamarum
geographicalContext coastal region of North Africa
historicalEra Late Antiquity
involvedForce Byzantine cavalry
Vandal cavalry
location Africa Proconsularis
modern Tunisia
near Carthage
militaryLeaderSide Belisarius for the Byzantines
Gelimer for the Vandals
militaryObjective capture of Carthage
namedAfter Ad Decimum milestone on the road to Carthage
opposingCommander Gelimer
partOf Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Byzantine reconquest of North Africa
politicalConsequence collapse of Vandal control over Carthage
restoration of imperial authority in Carthage
precededBy Byzantine landing in North Africa
primarySourceContext recorded by Procopius of Caesarea
region Western Mediterranean
result Byzantine victory
strategicSignificance opened the road to Carthage for the Byzantines
paved the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire
theatre Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: North African theatre of the Vandalic War
year 533

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Vandalic War in North Africa notableBattle Battle of Ad Decimum
Justinianic reconquests significantBattle Battle of Ad Decimum
Belisarius battle Battle of Ad Decimum
Gelimer battle Battle of Ad Decimum
Battle of Tricamarum after Battle of Ad Decimum
Battle of Tricamarum precededBy Battle of Ad Decimum
this entity surface form: Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage