Godas rebellion Vandal Sardinia

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meanwhile, king of vandals gelimer, while facing revolt in tripoli, sent brother tzazo large contingent of 120 ships , 5000 men in sardinia suffocate goda s uprising. tata took caralis (where left small contingent) executed traitor godas , returned carthage, in meantime byzantines had landed. belisario defeated, on august 30, 533 gelimero, , occupied carthage, followed duke cirillus, had no longer reached sardinia. tzazo , gelimer, gathered remained of army, marched against byzantines still defeated @ battle of tricamarum (30 km carthage). tzazo killed while gelimero, escaping capture, surrendered few months later. duke cirillus went calaris showed tzazo s stubborn head impaled on pike vandals of garrison. gesture enough deny defenders , surrender them. in 534 in sardinia, therefore, vandal era ends , byzantine begins.