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June 2, 455
Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.
Sack of Rome (455)
The sack of Rome in 455 was carried out by the Vandals led by their king Gaiseric.
Vandals
The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first reported in the written records as inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire. Much later, in the fifth century, a group of Vandals led by kings established Vandal kingdoms first within the Iberian Peninsula, and then in the western Mediterranean islands, and North Africa.
June 2
June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 212 days remain until the end of the year.