Vandals and Byzantines in Sardinia

Between 460 and 467, Sardinia came under the control of the Vandals. In 534, the island was reconquered by Justinian and returned to being part of the Roman Empire, whose center of gravity had however moved from Rome to Constantinople. The Byzantine Age began, destined to last until about 1000 and the birth of the four judges.
Between 460 and 467, Sardinia came under the control of the Vandals. In 534, the island was reconquered by Justinian and returned to being part of the Roman Empire, whose center of gravity had however moved from Rome to Constantinople. The Byzantine Age began, destined to last until about 1000 and the birth of the four judges.

The Vandals were a population of Germanic origin who, migrating south to the lands of the Roman Empire, had established their kingdom first in Spain, then in North Africa.
The presence of vandalism in Sardinia is limited to the control of coastal centers and does not affect the administrative and cultural fabric, which maintains characteristics of continuity with the late antique tradition.

The island was Christianized starting from the first centuries. In the second century, Christians were condemned to forced labor in the Sardinian mines. In the 4th century there was the first news of an island bishop (in Cagliari), followed by others in the 5th century. This
was also the era of the first local martyrs (San Saturnino di Cagliari, Sant'Antioco, San Lussorio di Fordongianus, San Gavino di Porto Torres).

Following the political dependence on the Roman Empire based in Constantinople, the island was entrusted to two authorities: the 'praeses', who carried out a civil office, and a 'dux', who dealt with military affairs and who, starting around 800, had to absorb the prerogatives of the former, generating the figure of

the 'iudex' (judge or king).

Update

20/9/2023 - 09:44