# Battle of Ad Decimum — WHE Article Discussion (2-1280) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [November 9, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-ad-decimum-whe-article-discussion-2-1280/18269 "2018-11-09T09:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nate.stafford](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/nate.stafford/32/382_2.png) [@nate.stafford](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/nate.stafford)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-ad-decimum-whe-article-discussion-2-1280/18269/1 "2018-11-09T09:55:51Z")
The Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage, North Africa took place in September 533 CE and was the first major battle of the Vandalic War (533 - 534 CE) between the forces of the Byzantine Empire and the Vandal Kingdom. Leading the Vandals was the newly crowned king Gelimer (480-550 CE) who had usurped Hilderic (r. 530-534 CE). Then on the side of the Romans was the rising star of the Byzantine military, Belisarius (c. 500-565 CE). This battle would be the definitive start of Justinian I's (r. 527-565 CE) wars of reconquest. These wars were fought with the ultimate goal of reuniting the former provinces of the Western Roman Empire with the Byzantine Empire. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1280/battle-of-ad-decimum/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1280/battle-of-ad-decimum/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - Which part did you find most interesting, and why? - Does this match what you've learned about the topic before? - Anything here you'd push back on? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this article? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
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