Alias:<ALIA> Genseric or Gensreic the Rod of /God/ According to "Successors of Rome: Germania & Francia, 395-1945" (http://www.friesian.com/francia.htm: "Establishing themselves in North Africa and then taking to the sea, the Vandals probably did the most damage in the long run to the structure of Roman power. This was the doing of one Vandal genius, Gaiseric, whose name significantly means "Caesar King."