Gento
Gento (also Genzo ) was the youngest son of the Vandal King Geiseric . The late antique sources do not tell very much about him, but he was a naval commander under his father. In 468 he was successful in the attack of the Roman fleet and was able to board the enemy warship with the legate Johannes . Gento promised Johannes an honorable imprisonment, but he preferred to jump into the sea.
Gento died fighting before the year 477. He had at least four children, of whom Gunthamund and Thrasamund became kings of the Vandals.
literature
- Roland Steinacher: The vandals. The rise and fall of a barbarian empire. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-608-94851-6 , p. 530 (Index, sv Gento ).
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| SURNAME | Gento |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of the Vandal King Geiserich and his fleet leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 477 |