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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) abstract "The sack of 455 was the second of three sacks of Rome; it was conducted by the Vandals, who were then at war with the usurping Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus. In the 440s, the Vandal king Genseric and the Roman Emperor Valentinian III, had betrothed their children, Huneric and Eudocia, to strengthen their alliance, reached in 442 with a peace treaty (the marriage was delayed as Eudocia was too young). In 455 Valentinian was killed, and Petronius Maximus rose to the throne. Petronius married Valentinian's widow, Licinia Eudoxia, and had his son Palladius marry Eudocia; in this way Petronius was to strengthen his bond with the Theodosian dynasty. This move, however, damaged Genseric's ambitions. The king of the Vandals claimed that the broken betrothal between Huneric and Eudocia was an invalidation of his peace treaty with Valentinian, and set sail to attack Rome.Upon the Vandal arrival, according to the chronicler Prosper of Aquitaine, Pope Leo I requested that Genseric not destroy the ancient city nor murder its inhabitants. Genseric agreed and the gates of Rome were thrown open to him and his men. Maximus, who fled rather than fight the Vandal warlord, was killed by a Roman mob outside the city, possibly together with his son Palladius.It is accepted that Genseric looted great amounts of treasure from the city, damaging objects of cultural significance such as the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus by stripping away the gilt bronze roof tiles (hence the modern term vandalism ), and also took Licinia Eudoxia and her daughters hostage. Eudocia later married Huneric. There is, however, some debate over the severity of the Vandal sack. The sack of 455 is generally seen as being more thorough than the Visigothic sack of 410, because the Vandals plundered Rome for fourteen days whereas the Visigoths spent only three days in the city.The cause of most controversy, however, is the claim that the sack was relatively "clean", in that there was little murder and violence, and the Vandals did not burn the buildings of the city. This interpretation seems to stem from Prosper's claim that Leo managed to persuade Genseric to refrain from violence. However, Victor of Vita records how many shiploads of captives arrived in Africa from Rome, with the purpose of being sold into slavery. Similarly, the Byzantine historian Procopius reports that at least one church was burnt down.".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) combatant "Vandals".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) combatant "Western Roman Empire".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) commander Genseric.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) commander Petronius_Maximus.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) place Rome.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) result "Vandalic victory".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) thumbnail Genseric_sacking_Rome_455.jpg?width=300.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) wikiPageID "5951000".
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) caption "Genseric sacking Rome".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) combatant Vandals.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) combatant Western_Roman_Empire.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) commander Genseric.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) commander Petronius_Maximus.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) conflict "Sack of Rome".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) date "455".
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) partof "Fall of Western Roman Empire".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) place Rome.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) result "Vandalic victory".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:450s_conflicts.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:455_in_Europe.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:5th_century_in_Italy.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:5th_century_in_the_Roman_Empire.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:Ancient_city_of_Rome.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:Battles_involving_the_Roman_Empire.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) subject Category:Battles_involving_the_Vandals.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) type Event.
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) type SocietalEvent.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) type Event.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) type Event.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) type Thing.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) comment "The sack of 455 was the second of three sacks of Rome; it was conducted by the Vandals, who were then at war with the usurping Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus. In the 440s, the Vandal king Genseric and the Roman Emperor Valentinian III, had betrothed their children, Huneric and Eudocia, to strengthen their alliance, reached in 442 with a peace treaty (the marriage was delayed as Eudocia was too young). In 455 Valentinian was killed, and Petronius Maximus rose to the throne.".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Plundering van Rome (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Plünderung Roms (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Sac de Rome (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Sacco di Roma (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Sack of Rome (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Saque de Roma (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Saqueo de Roma (455)".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Zdobycie Rzymu przez Wandalów".
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) label "Захват Рима вандалами (455 год)".
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) sameAs Sac_de_Rome_(455).
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) sameAs Plundering_van_Rome_(455).
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) sameAs Zdobycie_Rzymu_przez_Wandalów.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) sameAs Saque_de_Roma_(455).
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- Sack_of_Rome_(455) wasDerivedFrom Sack_of_Rome_(455)?oldid=605733350.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) depiction Genseric_sacking_Rome_455.jpg.
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) isPrimaryTopicOf Sack_of_Rome_(455).
- Sack_of_Rome_(455) name "Sack of Rome".