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==Origins==

==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 [[bishop|bishopric]] of [[Hippo]], erstwhile seat of [[Augustine]].  Later, the Vandals were expelled by the armies of [[Belisarius]] and [[Justinian]].

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 [[bishop|bishopric]] of [[Hippo]], erstwhile seat of [[Augustine]].  Later, the Vandals were expelled by the armies of [[Belisarius]] under the [[Byzantine]] emperor [[Justinian]].

==Modern Application==

==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.

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.

This traces back to the Vandal sacking of Rome in 455 A.D. which went on for two weeks.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979, Pg. 176</ref>

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