Battle of Ad Decimum

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Battle of Ad Decimum
Part of the Vandalic War
Date September 13, 533 CE Location Near Carthage and modern-day Tunis. Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Vandal Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Belisarius John the Armenian Calonymus	Gelimer Ammatas †
Strength
18,000 men[1] or 15,000 men	Greater than the Romans,[2] 20,000 men at maximum. Most likely 10,000–12,000 men[1] or 11,000 men.
Casualties and losses
1,000? Still unknown modern estimate	3,000–4,000? Still unknown modern estimate

The Battle of Ad Decimum took place on September 13, 533 between the armies of the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, and the Byzantine Empire, under the command of General Belisarius. This event and events in the following year are sometimes jointly referred to as the Battle of Carthage, one of several battles to bear that name. The Byzantine victory marked the beginning of the end for the Vandals and began the reconquest of the west under the Emperor Justinian I.