Genseric, Vandal King of Spain in 419, invaded Africa and conquered Carthage in 437, plundered Rome in 456, doing irreparable damage to monuments and sculptures. Although wanton destruction came to be known as vandalism, he promised to spare the city from fire and the people from massacre, and kept his word.
He married Eudoxia the Elder, widow of Valentinian III, whom he captured in battle with her daughter Eudoxia the younger. He married Eudoxia the younger to his son Huneric.