Why Did Carthage Lost To The Vandals?

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After its defeat in 146 as a result of the 3rd Punic War, Carthage remained under the Roman rule until 439 AD when it was occupied by the Vandals. However, Carthage would be regained by the Eastern Roman Empire in 533 AD at the initiative of Justinian, and it would remain under the Roman rule until 698 when it will be conquered by the Muslims and destroyed for the second and last time in the Battle of Carthage.
I will focus my discussion on some significant events that impacted Carthage during the last 50 years of the Vandal reign and then I will briefly touch on the transition back to the Roman Empire.
First, I'd like to give you a short overview on how Carthage was lost to the Vandals. Procopius of Caesarea, who was a historian of the 6th century from Palestine, suggests in History of the Wars that the vandals were actually invited in Africa by Bonifacius, the Roman general of Diocese of Africa. According to this source, Bonifacius had been accused of treason against the emperor, so instead of letting himself subject to punishment, he called on the Vandal's help. Later on, he got back into the graces of the emperor's mother, so he called off the invitation. Gaiseric, the Vandal king however decided to stay. He began occupying North Africa in 429 and in 439 he took Carthage over. Carthage was made the capital of his new kingdom. Susan …show more content…
Emperor Justinian sent Count Belisarius to free up Africa and his mission was successful. Justinian's desire to regain territorial control in Africa appears to have also been strengthened by the claimed testimonial of an Egyptian bishop, who asserted that Christ appeared to him asking that Africa be freed up from the Vandals. Raven suggests that the bishop likely made this assertion to motivate Justinian in removing the vandals from that region, in response to the known sufferings of the Catholics who were persecuted
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