Battle of Tricamarum

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Battle of Tricamarum
Part of the Vandalic War
Battle of Tricamarum
Date December 15, 533 Location Near Carthage 36°51′0″N 10°19′0″E / 36.85000°N 10.31667°E / 36.85000; 10.31667 Result Byzantine victory Effective end of the Vandal Kingdom Roman reconquest of Africa
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Vandal Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Belisarius John the Armenian Calonymus	Gelimer
Strength
8,000[1]	15,000[1]
Casualties and losses
50[2]	800[2]
class=notpageimage| Location within Tunisia Show map of Tunisia Battle of Tricamarum (Mediterranean) Show map of Mediterranean

The Battle of Tricamarum took place on December 15, 533 between the armies of the Byzantine Empire, under Belisarius, and the Vandal Kingdom, commanded by King Gelimer, and his brother Tzazon. It followed the Byzantine victory at the Battle of Ad Decimum, and eliminated the power of the Vandals for good, completing the reconquest of North Africa under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. The main contemporary source for the battle is Procopius, De Bello Vandalico, which occupies Books III and IV of his magisterial Wars of Justinian.