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Genseric

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Genseric: see Gaiseric Gaiseric or Genseric , c.390–477, king of the Vandals and Alani (428–77), one of the ablest of the barbarian invaders of the Roman Empire.
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Genseric, Gaiseric
?390--477 ad, king of the Vandals (428--77). He seized Roman lands, esp extensive parts of N Africa, and sacked Rome (455)

Genseric
(c. 390–477) Vandal king; controlled large portion of Mediterranean. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 1034]


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In the transient possession of a rich and unresisting capital, the soldiers of Alaric and Genseric were stimulated by the passions of a victorious army; amidst the wanton indulgence of lust or cruelty, portable wealth was the object of their search.
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