The Kingdom of Capsus was a Romano-Berber kingdom in North Africa, centered around its capital, Capsa.[1][2][3] It was founded as a result of the collapse of Roman rule in North Africa, corresponding with the arrival of the Vandals and the establishment of the Vandalic Kingdom in the 440s–470s.[4] It was likely conquered by Belisarius during or after the Vandalic war.[5]

Kingdom of Capsus
Map of the Romano-Berber kingdoms; Capsus is number six
Map of the Romano-Berber kingdoms; Capsus is number six
CapitalCapsa
Common languagesBerber, African Romance

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Citations

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  1. ^ Rushworth 2000.
  2. ^ Halsall 2007, p. 406.
  3. ^ Halsall 2007, p. 409.
  4. ^ Carlsen, Ørsted & Skydsgaard 1994, p. 43.
  5. ^ Virginie, Prevost. (2008). L’aventure ibāḍite dans le Sud tunisien. Effervescence d’une région méconnue. Helsinki, Academia Scientiarum Fennica (Humaniora vol. 350), 2008. 479 p..

Bibliography

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  • Carlsen, Jesper; Ørsted, Peter; Skydsgaard, Jens Erik (1994). "Landuse in the Roman Empire". Analecta Romana Instituti Danici: Supplementum. 22. L'Erma di Bretschneider. ISSN 0066-1406.
  • Halsall, Guy (2007). Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376-568. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521434911.
  • Rushworth, Alan (6 April 2000). "From Periphery to Core in Late Antique Mauretania". Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal (1999): 90–103. doi:10.16995/TRAC1999_90_103.