Sack of Rome (455)
The sack of Rome in 455 AD marked a pivotal moment in European history when the Vandals, a Germanic tribe led by King Genseric, invaded the city. The Vandals pillaged the city for two weeks, causing widespread destruction. The event, following the Visigothic sack of 410, shocked the Roman world and symbolized the decline and impending fall of the Western Roman Empire.
| Sack of Rome | |||||||
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| Part of the fall of the Western Roman Empire | |||||||
Genseric sacking Rome, by Karl Briullov | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Vandal Kingdom | Western Roman Empire | ||||||
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| Gaiseric | Petronius Maximus † | ||||||
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