Sack of Rome (455)

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Sack of Rome
Part of the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Genseric sacking Rome, by Karl Briullov
Date 2 – c. 16 June 455 AD[1] Location Rome, Italy Result Vandalic victory
Belligerents
Vandal Kingdom	Western Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gaiseric	Petronius Maximus †
Casualties and losses
Unknown	more than 400,000 civilians and defensors

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.