GAISERIC  , or GENSE&See also:

• RC(:N•OH)R'-RC(OH)

rC (c . 390-•477), See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of the See also:

• VANDALS (Lat. Vandili or Vandilii)

Vandals, was a son of King Godegisel (d . 406), and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born about 390 . Though lame and only of moderate stature, he won renown as a See also:

• WARRIOR

warrior, and became king on the See also:

• DEATH

death of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother Gonderic in 428 . In 428 or 429 he led a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• HOST

host of Vandals from See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain into See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, and took See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of See also:

• MAURETANIA

Mauretania . This step is said to have been taken at the instigation of See also:

• BONIFACE (Bonifacius)
• BONIFACE, SAINT (680-754)

Boniface; the Roman See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in Africa; if true, Boniface soon repented of his See also:

• ACTION

action, and was found resisting the Vandals and defending See also:

• HIPPO

Hippo Regius against them . At the end of fourteen months Gaiseric raised the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of Hippo; but Boniface was forced to See also:

• FLY (formed on the root of the supposed original Tent. fleugan, to fly)

fly to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, and the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city afterwards See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell into the hands of the Vandals . Having pillaged and conquered almost the whole of Roman Africa, the Vandal king concluded a treaty with the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor Valentinian III. in 435, by which he was allowed to retain his conquests; this See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, however, did not last See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, and in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 439 he captured See also:

• CARTHAGE
• CARTHAGE (Phoenician Kart-hadshat, " New City "; Gr. Kapxn5c; v, Lat. Carthago or Carchedon)
• CARTHAGE, SYNODS OF

Carthage, which he made the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of his See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom . According to some authorities Gaiseric at this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time first actually assumed the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of king . In religious matters he was an Arian, and persecuted the members of the orthodox See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church in Africa, although his religious policy varied with his relations to the Roman See also:

• EMPIRE

empire . Turning his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention in another direction he built a See also:

• FLEET

fleet, and the ravages of the Vandals soon made them known and feared along the shores of the Mediterranean . " Let us make," said Gaiseric, " for the dwellings of the men with whom See also:

• GOD

God is angry," and he See also:

• LEFT

left the conduct of his marauding See also:

• SHIPS

ships to See also:

• WIND
• WIND (a common Teut. word, cognate with Skt. vats, Lat. ventus, cf. " weather," to be of course distinguished from to " wind," to coil or twist, O.Eng. windan, cf. "wander," "wend," &c.)

wind and See also:

• WAVE

wave .

In 455, however, he led an expedition to See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome, stormed the city, which for fourteen days his troops were permitted to See also:

• PLUNDER

plunder, and then returned to Africa laden with spoil . He also carried with him many captives, including the empress Eudoxia, who is said to have invited the Vandals into Italy . The . See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans made two attempts to avenge themselves, one by the Western emperor, Majorianus, in 460, and the other by the Eastern emperor, See also:

• LEO
• LEO (THE LION)
• LEO, BROTHER (d. c. 1270)
• LEO, HEINRICH (1799-1878)
• LEO, JOHANNES (c. 1494-1552)
• LEO, LEONARDO (1694–1744)

Leo I., eight years later; but both enterprises failed, owing principally to the See also:

• GENIUS (from Lat. genere, gignere)

genius of Gaiseric . Continuing his course on the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea the king brought See also:

• SICILY (Ital. Sicilia)

Sicily, See also:

• SARDINIA (Gr. 'IXs'o"uva, from a fancied resemblance to a footprint in its shape, Ital. Sardegna)

Sardinia, See also:

• CORSICA (Fr. Corse)

Corsica and the Balearic Islands under his See also:

• RULE

rule, and even extended his conquests into See also:

• THRACE

Thrace, See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt and See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor . Having made peace with the eastern emperor See also:

• ZENO

Zeno in 476, he died on the 25th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 477 . Gaiseric was a cruel and cunning See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, possessing great military talents and See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior See also:

• MENTAL

mental gifts . Though the effect of his victories was afterwards neutralized by the successes of See also:

• BELISARIUS (c. 505–565)

Belisarius, his name long remained the See also:

• GLORY (through the O. Fr. glorie, modern gloire, from Lat. gloria, cognate with Gr. KXebs, abets)

glory of the Vandals . The name Gaiseric is said to be derived from gais, a See also:

• JAVELIN

javelin, and reiks, a king . See VANDALS; also T . See also:

• HODGKIN, THOMAS (1831- )

Hodgkin, Italy and her Invaders, vol. ii . (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1892) ; E .

See also:

• GIBBON
• GIBBON, EDWARD (1737–1794)

Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (ed . J . B . See also:

• BURY
• BURY, JOHN BAGNELL (1861- )

Bury, 1896–1900) ; L . See also:

• SCHMIDT, H
• SCHMIDT, HEINRICH JULIAN (1818-1886)
• SCHMIDT, KARL VON (1817-1875)
• SCHMIDT, WILHELM ADOLF (1812-1887)

Schmidt, Geschichte der Vandalen (See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig, 1901); and F . Martroye, Genseric; La Conquete vandale en Afrique (See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, 1907) .