Vandals

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The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa and became notorious for their 455 sack of Rome, a key event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Vandals canonical 32
Vandal 2
Vandal Sardinia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Germanic tribe
ancient people
alliedWith Alans
capital Carthage
conflictWith Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
continentOfOrigin Europe
controlled Balearic Islands
Corsica
Sardinia
Sicily (temporarily)
linked to: Sicily
crossed Strait of Gibraltar
defeatedBy Belisarius
Byzantine Empire
defeatEvent Vandalic War
endOfKingdom 534
enemyOf Roman North African landowners
Western Roman emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
enteredRegion Roman province of Africa
established Vandal Kingdom
ethnicGroup Germanic peoples
ethnonymOrigin possibly from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz
founded Vandal Kingdom in North Africa
linked to: Vandal Kingdom
governmentForm monarchy
historicalReputation notorious for destruction in Rome
invaded Italy
Roman Africa
linked to: Roman North Africa
king Gaiseric
linked to: Genseric

Gelimer
Huneric
knownFor naval power in the western Mediterranean
raids in the western Mediterranean
sacking of major Roman cities
languageFamily East Germanic languages
legacy word "vandalism" derived from their name
mergedWith Alans
migratedThrough Gaul
Hispania
linked to: Iberian Peninsula
migratedTo North Africa
militaryStrength strong navy
notableEvent Sack of Rome (455)
linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
opposedReligionOf Nicene Christianity
originRegion area around the Oder River
persecuted Nicene Christian clergy in Africa
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
roleIn decline of the Western Roman Empire
settledIn Baetica
linked to: Andalusia

Gallaecia
linked to: Galicia
timePeriod Late Antiquity
yearOfSackOfRome 455

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sack of Rome (455) combatant Vandals
subject linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
Sack of Rome (455) involvedEthnicGroup Vandals
subject linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
Tripolitania wasControlledBy Vandals
Vandal Kingdom ethnicGroup Vandals
Alans alliedWith Vandals
Genseric memberOf Vandals
Genseric ethnicity Vandal
linked to: Vandals
Germania associatedWithTribe Vandals
Majorian foughtAgainst Vandals
Majorian fleetDestroyedBy Vandals
Hippo Regius conqueredBy Vandals
University of Idaho nickname Vandals
Huns foughtAgainst Vandals
Huneric ethnicGroup Vandals
Gunthamund ethnicGroup Vandals
Great Migration involved Vandals
Jordanes wroteAbout Vandals
Thrasamund ethnicGroup Vandals
Gelimer ethnicGroup Vandals
Roman Spain laterInvadedBy Vandals
Godigisel ethnicity Vandal
linked to: Vandals
Godigisel leaderOf Vandals
Przeworsk culture associatedWithEthnicGroup Vandals
subject linked to: Przeworsk culture (partly)
Scirian relatedTo Vandals
Roman Sardinia followedBy Vandal Sardinia
linked to: Vandals