Genseric
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
Rome was without a force raised to save it from the pitiless robbery of 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 T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Hippo was captured by the Vandals under Genseric in 431, after a siege of fourteen months, during which Augustine died.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
All the earth's rich treasures heaped Genseric in Carthage fair.
From The Scarlet Banner by Felix Dahn
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