Gaiseric
Americannoun
noun
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At the end of fourteen months Gaiseric raised the siege of Hippo; but Boniface was forced to fly to Italy, and the city afterwards fell into the hands of the Vandals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
In spite of the reconciliation between Bonifacius and the imperial government and their united opposition, Gaiseric was able to overrun the open country although he failed to capture the chief cities.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Gaiseric, king of the Vandals, heard of this and came from Africa to Italy with ships of war, entered Rome and laid it waste.
From The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes
She had been joined in wedlock with Huneric, the son of Gaiseric, and at first was happy in this union.
From The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes
Gaiseric, still famous in the City for the disaster 168 of the Romans, was a man of moderate height and lame in consequence of a fall from his horse.
From The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes
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