I Vandali in Sardegna

Due to the lack of sources and to different interpretations, an outline of the history
of Sardinia during the Vandalic age is rather difficult. After an increasing
number of raids, the island was definitively occupied by Genseric’s troops around
470. The Vandals maintained the existing imperial administrative structure and
the organization of countrysides and cities, installed a small army contigent and
granted a certain freedom to the local church, though they might have tried to
promote Arianism. However, the character of Godas and the presence of Mauri
in the province are still in debate. The arrival in the island of political and ecclesiatical
personalities gave new vigour to the cultural and economic life. Nevertheless,
the African economic crisis impacted strongly also on the island; after a
short time under the rule of Godas in 532, Sardinia came under direct Byzantine
control in 534.