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Genseric

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

noun

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


Genseric British  
/ ˈɡɛnsərɪk, ˈdʒɛn- /

noun

  1. ?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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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

When Genseric pillaged Rome, he bore away the Temple treasures on his corsair ships to Carthage.

From The Scarlet Banner by Felix Dahn

It had existed just 104 years, since Genseric entered Africa in a.d.

From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman

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

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