Permanent historical records ยท Updated 2026-11-03

533 in Roman Empire

Explore 17 historical events and records for Roman Empire in 533.

Historical records for Roman Empire in 533

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 17 of 17 unique records.

17Unique records
1 of 1Page
10Named events on this page
2Named people on this page
7Places on this page

September

Battle of Ad Decimum

Belisarius, Flavius ยท Ad Decimum ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Ten miles from Carthage, the forces of Gelimer and Belisarius meet at the Battle of Ad Decimum, Gelimer had chosen his position well and had some success, Gelimer became distraught upon learning of the death of his brother in battle so Belisarius a chance to regroup, win the battle and capture Carthage

Capture of Carthage

Belisarius, Flavius ยท Carthage ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Ten miles from Carthage, the forces of Gelimer and Belisarius meet at the Battle of Ad Decimum, Gelimer had chosen his position well and had some success, Gelimer became distraught upon learning of the death of his brother in battle so Belisarius a chance to regroup, win the battle and capture Carthage

Siege of Carthage

Belisarius, Flavius ยท Carthage ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Ten miles from Carthage, the forces of Gelimer and Belisarius meet at the Battle of Ad Decimum, Gelimer had chosen his position well and had some success, Gelimer became distraught upon learning of the death of his brother in battle so Belisarius a chance to regroup, win the battle and capture Carthage

Battle of Ad Decimum

Justinian I the Great ยท Ad Decimum ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius with a fleet of 92 dromons escorting 500 transports, landed at Caput Vada (modern Ras Kaboudia) in modern Tunisia with an army of about 15,000 men, as well as a number of barbarian troops, they defeated the Vandals, who were caught completely off-guard, at Ad Decimum on 14 September 533 and Tricamarum in December

December

Battle of Tricamarum

Belisarius, Flavius ยท Tricamarum ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Victory at the Battle of Tricamarum results in Gelimers surrender in 534 at Mount Papua, restoring the lost Roman provinces of north Africa to the Empire

Battle of Tricamarum

Justinian I the Great ยท Tricamarum ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius with a fleet of 92 dromons escorting 500 transports, landed at Caput Vada (modern Ras Kaboudia) in modern Tunisia with an army of about 15,000 men, as well as a number of barbarian troops, they defeated the Vandals, who were caught completely off-guard, at Ad Decimum on 14 September 533 and Tricamarum in December

Capture of Balearic Islands

Justinian I the Great ยท Balearic Islands ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage, King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia, but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople, where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign

Capture of Corsica

Justinian I the Great ยท Corsica ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage, King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia, but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople, where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign

Capture of Sardinia

Justinian I the Great ยท Sardinia ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage, King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia, but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople, where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign

Capture of Septem

Justinian I the Great ยท Septem ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage, King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia, but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople, where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign

Invasion of Africa

Justinian I the Great ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage, King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia, but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople, where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica, the Balearic Islands, and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign

Other events (month unknown)

Commander of Vandal Kingdom

Belisarius, Flavius ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius is rewarded by Justinian with the command of a land and sea expedition against the Vandal Kingdom, mounted in 533-534

Invasion of Africa

Justinian I the Great ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius took Carthage King Gelimer fled to Mount Pappua in Numidia but surrenders and is taken to Constantinople where he is paraded in a triumph while Sardinia and Corsica the Balearic Islands

Invasion of Africa

Justinian I the Great ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius with a fleet of 92 dromons escorting 500 transports landed at Caput Vada (modern Ras Kaboudia) in modern Tunisia with an army of about 15 000 men as well as a number of barbarian troops they defeated the Vandals

Invasion of Africa

Justinian I the Great ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

and the stronghold Septem near Gibraltar are recovered in the same campaign.

Invasion of Africa

Justinian I the Great ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

who were caught completely off-guard at Ad Decimum on 14 September 533 and Tricamarum in December

Siege of Carthage

Belisarius, Flavius ยท Carthage ยท General ยท Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

Belisarius sails to Africa and lands near Caput Vada (near Chebba on the coast of Tunisia) he orders his fleet not to lose sight of the army, then marches along the coastal highway toward the Vandal capital of Carthage

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.