large portion of southeastern Spain, sacking the cities of Carthago Nova and Hispalis amongst others. In 428, Gunderic died. He is succeeded to the throne by his half brother Genseric, who decided that best place for his people to settle would be North Africa, which was being ravaged by internal disputes which would nullify the Roman resistance. Genseric began preparations to cross the Straits of Gibraltar with over 80,000 people, 15,000 of whom were warriors, however he was attacked from the rear by a large force of Suebi under the command of Heremigarius who had managed to take Lusitania. This Suebi army was defeated near Mérida and its leader Hermigario drowned in the Guadiana River while trying to flee. The following year, the Vandals disembarked in Ceuta, from which in a few years they would control all of Roman North Africa before being conquered by Belisarius, a general of Justinian I. The Suebi would remain in Gallaecia until their conquest by the Visigoths under Liuvigild in the year 585. See also List of Roman battles Decline of the Western Roman Empire References Bibliography 419 410s conflicts Theodosian dynasty Battles involving the Roman Empire Nervasos Mountains Battles involving Germanic peoples Battles involving the Vandals Nervasos Mountains 5th century in Hispania 410s in the Roman Empire Kingdom of the Suebi History of the province of León