CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 455 sack of Rome by the Vandals For other uses, see Sack of Rome (disambiguation) . Sack of Rome Part of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Genseric sacking Rome, by Karl Briullov Date 2 – c. 16 June 455 AD [1] Location Rome , Italy Result Decisive Vandalic victory Belligerents Western Roman Empire Vandal Kingdom Commanders and leaders Petronius Maximus † Genseric v t e Fall of the Western Roman Empire Gothic War (376–382) Pollentia Verona Florence Faesulae Moguntiacum The Rhine Ostia Rome (410) Massilia Nervasos Mountains Tarraco Arles (425) Mérida Hippo Regius Helena Rimini Arles (435) Narbonne Carthage Toulouse (439) Utus Catalaunian Plains (Chalons) Aquileia Rome (455) Agrigentum Corsica Garigliano Camp Cannini Toulouse (458) Arelate Cartagena Orleans Cape Bon Déols A...