Gaiseric

Gaiseric led the Vandals in the capture of Carthage, the most important city in Roman North Africa. He made it the capital of the Vandal Kingdom, establishing a powerful naval base that controlled Mediterranean trade routes.

Gaiseric led the Vandal fleet to Rome and sacked the city. Unlike Alaric's sack in 410, the Vandals systematically looted treasures, including the spoils from the Temple of Jerusalem. The event gave rise to the term 'vandalism.'

Gaiseric's Vandal fleet defeated a massive combined Roman and Byzantine invasion force at Cape Bon. The victory secured Vandal control over the western Mediterranean and prevented the reconquest of North Africa.

Gaiseric negotiated a peace treaty with the Byzantine Emperor Zeno, ending decades of conflict. The treaty recognized Vandal control over North Africa, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, solidifying the Vandal Kingdom's borders.