Overall, Capital continuous represents an exeellent summary of the extant material evidenee for Vandal Afriea. 1t marshals this evidenee in eombination with prudent use of some of the more important literary texts for the period to produee series of thought-provoking conclusions on the nature of Vandal governance and elite life. Ralf Bockmann has made a valuable contribution to the flourishing debate on Afriea und er the Vandals.

Von Robin Whelan

In: Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaft 16 (2013) 1097-1101, S., 1097-1101.

As a conclusion, Bockmann's work is a worthy one concerning several topics as the importance of Carthage from every possible point of view, the hybridation between Romano-African and Vandal elites, the survey of archaeological remains dated during Vandal time and several other themes. On the other hand, there are certain approaches that are polemic or are subject to scholarly debate. However, discuss is historiography. Finally, there are some rude historical mistakes that the author should revise if he has the chance of producing a second edition of this book. Mistakes as saying that Valentinian III was the younger brother of Honorius (9) or that Guntheric was Gaiseric's father when both were sons of the Vandal king Godegisel (118). On the other hand, it's a pity than the author didn't employ more images in such a monograph where archaeology is such a fundamental tool and there are so many sites reviewed.

Von David Álvarez Jiménez

In: Sehpunkte. Rezensionsorgan für Geschichtswissenschaften Ausgabe 13 (2013) Nr. 11,

Capital continuous represents an excellent summary of the extant material evidence for Vandal Africa. It marshals this evidence in combination with prudent use of some of the more important literary texts for the period to produce a series of thought-provoking conclusions on the nature of Vandal governance and elite life. Ralf Bockmann has made valuable contribution to the flourishing debate on Africa under the Vandals.

Robin Whelan

In: Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaften. 16 (2013). S. 1097-1101.

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(Der Band hat) zur Erforschung des spätantiken Nordafrika einen wertvollen Beitrag geleistet (...). (Die) im Wesentlichen durch die Aufbereitung der archäologischen Hinterlassenschaften erbrachten Ergebnisse und Thesen werden mit Sicherheit der zukünftigen Forschung eine solide Basis bieten

Guido M. Berndt

In: Bonner Jahrbücher, Band 2013, 2013, S. 489-492.