10-22-2010, 02:31 PM
Quote:Actually, that was october 29, wiki's wrong here. :wink:
There must be some dispute then as to the date. According to Hydatius, Carthage fell to the Vandals in 439 AD, October 19.
"After taking Carthage by a great Stratagem on 19 October, King Geiseric invaded all of Africa."