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Genseric

American

[jen-ser-ik, gen-] / ˈdʒɛn sər ɪk, ˈgɛn- /

noun

a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.

Genseric British

/ ˈɡɛnsərɪk, ˈdʒɛn- /

noun

?390–477 _ad , king of the Vandals (428–77). He seized Roman lands, esp extensive parts of N Africa, and sacked Rome (455)

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Around 430, under their leader Genseric, they were invited by Bonifacius, Rome’s governor in North Africa, to help him establish himself as a ruler independent of Rome.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Unsatisfied, Genseric then pursued a plan to extend his control over Roman North Africa by breaking the treaty and invading Carthage, which he seized in 439.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

I am not waging war with the Vandals, nor do I break the compact of perpetual peace concluded with Genseric.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix

Opposite to the side facing the sea, rose, at the summit of five steps, a stately structure, the throne of Genseric.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix

We may place this moment at the date of its capture by Genseric.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

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