Gelimer seized the Vandal throne by killing his cousin, the previous king, dismissing Justinian's protest with a curt letter saying 'nothing is more desirable than that a monarch should mind his own business.' He twice froze in grief upon finding his brother dead on the battlefield, allowing Belisarius to rout his forces; he finally surrendered after hiding in the mountains and at the triumph prostrated himself before Justinian whispering 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
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Episode 8 (12 mentions)
Gelimer seized the Vandal throne by killing his cousin, the previous king, dismissing Justinian's protest with a curt letter saying 'nothing is more desirable than that a monarch should mind his own business.' He twice froze in grief upon finding his brother dead on the battlefield, allowing Belisarius to rout his forces; he finally surrendered after hiding in the mountains and at the triumph prostrated himself before Justinian whispering 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
“should mind his own business. Gelimer had reason to be dismissive. The last Byzantine army that”
“march to Carthage. Gelimer, by now aware of the invasion and seriously alarmed, gathered every”
“Gelimer, dressed in his royal robes, prostrated himself before Justinian and Theodora, and was”
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