Thrasamund

Thrasamund was a king of the Vandals and Alans from 496 to 523 AD. He succeeded his brother Guntamund. Thrasamund's reign is significant for the religious policies he enacted towards the Nicene Christians in North Africa. While initially tolerant, he later initiated a period of persecution, influenced by the Arian faction of the church and possibly political considerations.

He also engaged in military campaigns. A notable event was his intervention in the Visigothic kingdom of Hispania, where he supported the succession of Theodoric the Great's candidate against another claimant. Thrasamund's foreign policy was also marked by interactions with the Byzantine Empire. He maintained a fragile peace with Emperor Anastasius I, though relations were often strained. His reign saw the Vandals continue to exert control over their North African territories, but internal stability was challenged by ongoing religious tensions and external pressures. Thrasamund died in Carthage in 523, and was succeeded by his cousin Hilderic.