The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884).

The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884). The 5th century saw increasing numbers of invasions of Roman territiory by migratory peoples from eastern and central Europe. In 455 the Vandals under their king, Geiseric, sailed across the Mediterranean from their kingdom in North Africa and sacked Rome itself. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)