Context: As the Roman Empire was falling apart, Palermo fell under the control of several Germanic tribes. The first were the Vandals in 440 AD under the rule of their king Geiseric. The Vandals had occupied all the Roman provinces in North Africa by 455 establishing themselves as a significant force. They acquired Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily shortly afterwards. However, they soon lost these newly acquired possessions to the Ostrogoths. The Ostrogothic conquest under Theodoric the Great began in 488; Theodoric supported Roman culture and government unlike the Germanic Goths. The Gothic War took place between the Ostrogoths and the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. Sicily was the first part of Italy to be taken under control of General Belisarius who was commissioned by Eastern Emperor. Justinian I solidified his rule in the following years.

Question: How had the Vandals earned their strong reputation?
Answer: occupied all the Roman provinces in North Africa by 455

Question: Whom took control of the Vandal's territory after 488?
Answer: Ostrogoths

Question: How was Theodoric different than the Germanic Goths?
Answer: Theodoric supported Roman culture and government

Question: What name was the Eastern Roman Empire also known by?
Answer: Byzantine Empire

Question: Who's decline left Palermo under the control of the Roman Empire?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who controled Palermo in the 4th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who's North African provinces were occupied by the 4th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What tribe took the provinces from the Vandals in the 4th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the name of the war between the Ostogoths and The Western Roman Empire?
Answer: Unanswerable