Some believe that the treasure marks the place where the Vandals made their last stand before the Gothic onslaught. From this period, we know of numerous Vandal cemeteries, where warriors were buried with ritually destroyed weapons.” Last Stand of the Vandals Bartecki as stating that the displacement of the existing occupiers by the Goths “didn’t happen without fighting. This is backed up by other archaeological finds from the period.įirst News reports Mr. These coins were abandoned by the owners because they were fleeing for their lives. This is because the abandoned treasure adds to the evidence that the Vandals were pushed out of the area with great violence. AD 500, from a mosaic pavement at Bordj Djedid near Carthage.
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