I-Make-Maps91 t1_iyih1yw wrote on December 1, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Reply to comment by Captain_Anon in How was the Vandalic Kingdom (a "Germanic" tribal confederation, nowhere near coastlines) able to establish itself as the predominant naval power in the Mediterranean in such a short amount of time? by Forcecoaster99

I think this boils down to a fundamental popular misunderstanding by most people about who the various barbarians were and what they actually wanted. The goths and vandals were both highly integrated into the Roman system and wanted to join it rather than tear it down; they made alliances sealed with marriages to strengthen their position and often only attacked Rome when a new emperor tried to renege on those deals.