Gaiseric
Americannoun
noun
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Gaiseric broke the peace and treacherously seized Carthage.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
For at this time he had almost lost them, and moreover they had been devastated by the invasion of Gaiseric, king of the Vandals.
From The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes
In 429 A. D. the Vandals under the leadership of their king Gaiseric crossed into Africa, attracted by the richness of its soil and its strategic importance as one of the granaries of the Roman world.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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
According to some authorities Gaiseric at this time first actually assumed the title of king.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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