Vandals
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The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa and became notorious for their 455 sack of Rome, a key event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Aliases (1)
- Vandal ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Germanic tribe
→
ancient people → |
| alliedWith | Alans → |
| capital | Carthage → |
| conflictWith |
Byzantine Empire
→
surface form: "Eastern Roman Empire"
Western Roman Empire → |
| continentOfOrigin | Europe → |
| controlled |
Balearic Islands
→
Corsica → Sardinia → Sicily →
surface form: "Sicily (temporarily)"
|
| crossed | Strait of Gibraltar → |
| defeatedBy |
Belisarius
→
Byzantine Empire → |
| defeatEvent |
Vandalic War in North Africa
→
surface form: "Vandalic War"
|
| endOfKingdom | 534 → |
| enemyOf |
Roman North African landowners
→
Roman emperors →
surface form: "Western Roman emperors"
|
| enteredRegion |
Africa Proconsularis
→
surface form: "Roman province of Africa"
|
| established | Vandal Kingdom → |
| ethnicGroup | Germanic peoples → |
| ethnonymOrigin | possibly from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz → |
| founded |
Vandal Kingdom
→
surface form: "Vandal Kingdom in North Africa"
|
| governmentForm | monarchy → |
| historicalReputation | notorious for destruction in Rome → |
| invaded |
Italy
→
Roman North Africa →
surface form: "Roman Africa"
|
| king |
Genseric
→
surface form: "Gaiseric"
Gelimer → Huneric → |
| knownFor |
naval power in the western Mediterranean
→
raids in the western Mediterranean → sacking of major Roman cities → |
| languageFamily | East Germanic languages → |
| legacy | word "vandalism" derived from their name → |
| mergedWith | Alans → |
| migratedThrough |
Gaul
→
Iberian Peninsula →
surface form: "Hispania"
|
| migratedTo | North Africa → |
| militaryStrength | strong navy → |
| notableEvent |
Sack of Rome 455 AD
→
surface form: "Sack of Rome (455)"
|
| opposedReligionOf | Nicene Christianity → |
| originRegion | area around the Oder River → |
| persecuted | Nicene Christian clergy in Africa → |
| religion |
Arianism
→
surface form: "Arian Christianity"
|
| roleIn | decline of the Western Roman Empire → |
| settledIn |
Andalusia
→
surface form: "Baetica"
Galicia →
surface form: "Gallaecia"
|
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity → |
| yearOfSackOfRome | 455 → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Sack of Rome (455)"
subject surface form: "Sack of Rome (455)"