Sardinia is mentioned as the destination of a large Vandal army that Justinian had encouraged to revolt, unknowingly stripping Carthage's defenses just as Belisarius was sailing to invade. The revolt drew away enough forces that Belisarius could land and march to Carthage unopposed.
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Episode 8 (2 mentions)
Sardinia is mentioned as the destination of a large Vandal army that Justinian had encouraged to revolt, unknowingly stripping Carthage's defenses just as Belisarius was sailing to invade. The revolt drew away enough forces that Belisarius could land and march to Carthage unopposed.
“Byzantine fleet and had recently sent a large army to put down a revolt in Sardinia, a revolt,”
“brother had returned from Sardinia with a huge Vandal army, had regrouped with Gelimer, and was”
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