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New page: ==Origins== The term '''vandal''' derives from the pre-modern Germanic tribe which invaded the Roman Empire in the late 5th Century A.D. Vandals took up key positions in N...
==Origins==
The term '''vandal''' derives from the pre-modern [[Germany|Germanic]] tribe which invaded the [[Roman Empire]] in the late 5th Century A.D. Vandals took up key positions in North Africa, including the [[bishopric]] of [[Hippo]], erstwhile seat of [[Augustine]]. Later, the Vandals were expelled by the armies of [[Belisarius]] and [[Justinian]].
==Modern Application==
Like the term '''[[Goth]]''', also derived from a Germanic tribal name, "vandal" has taken on a modern context. In western culture, a "vandal" is one who defaces property not belonging to herself. Typically a [[misdemeanor]], acts of vandalism are infringements upon social wellbeing and repose.
No doubt the term derives from the late Roman distaste for Germanic tribes.
The term '''vandal''' derives from the pre-modern [[Germany|Germanic]] tribe which invaded the [[Roman Empire]] in the late 5th Century A.D. Vandals took up key positions in North Africa, including the [[bishopric]] of [[Hippo]], erstwhile seat of [[Augustine]]. Later, the Vandals were expelled by the armies of [[Belisarius]] and [[Justinian]].
==Modern Application==
Like the term '''[[Goth]]''', also derived from a Germanic tribal name, "vandal" has taken on a modern context. In western culture, a "vandal" is one who defaces property not belonging to herself. Typically a [[misdemeanor]], acts of vandalism are infringements upon social wellbeing and repose.
No doubt the term derives from the late Roman distaste for Germanic tribes.