Genseric

[ jen-ser-ik, gen- ]

/ ˈdʒɛn sər ɪk, ˈgɛn- /

a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.

Also Gaiseric.

Example sentences from the Web for genseric

On the third day after the tumult, Genseric boldly advanced from the port of Ostia to the gates of the defenceless city.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon
It dies a natural death, even though some Alaric or Genseric happens to be at hand to take possession of the corpse.

Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) |John Henry Newman
Among her works are odes, eclogues, idyls, and a tragedy (Genseric).

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various
We are following the fortunes of Rome in the 300 years from Genseric to Astolphus.

The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI |Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

It was not they, but Genseric and Attila and the barbarians, who destroyed the atomic philosophy.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall

Genseric

/ (ˈɡɛnsərɪk, ˈdʒɛn-) /

?390–477 ad, king of the Vandals (428–77). He seized Roman lands, esp extensive parts of N Africa, and sacked Rome (455)