The Crusaders of the Mediterranean

The vandals had been menacing north africa for the last decade. Genseric was determined to use the ports of north africa as a launching pad for the mar conquest of the mediterranean sea. In less than a year, vandal ships launched from carthage and landed on sicily where they began a systematic seizure of the island. From there, they continued to branch out over the next few years, taking control of sardinia, corsica and the balleric islands. I am sure the ghost of hannibal looked on with approval, as this time the north african maritime power would not be turned back,. The romans are now on the receding side