Vandals Enter Rome (455 AD)

About this moment

The sack of Rome in 455 was carried out by the Vandals led by their king Gaiseric. A 442 treaty between the Western Roman Empire and Vandal Kingdom included a marriage of state between the daughter of Roman Emperor Valentinian III and the son of Gaiseric. Valentinian's successor Petronius Maximus violated the treaty by marrying his son to Valentinian's daughter, and Gaiseric retaliated with an invasion of Italy.

Gallery

Genseric sacking rome 456Karl BryullovPublic domainWikimedia Commons

The sack of Rome, 1527Wellcome CollectionCC BY 4.0 Europeana

The rebuilding of Rome after the sack by the GaulsKB, National Library of the NetherlandsPublic domain Europeana

A massacre in a church during the Sack of Rome: a priest is about to be stabbed and another priest is lying dead on the floor before the altar. Wood engraving by R. Venturi after himself.Wellcome CollectionCC BY 4.0 Europeana

People

Gaiseric · 389 AD – 477 AD
Valentinian III · 419 AD – 455 AD
Petronius Maximus · 396 AD – 455 AD

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