Vandals
A people of northern Europe, known for their cruelty and destructiveness, who invaded the Roman Empire and plundered Rome itself in the fifth century.
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Security guards have also been posted to add some muscle (but this has done little to deter Vandals in past years).
Looters and Vandals damaged more than a dozen stores and businesses in Oakland, Calif., news reports said.
This Week's Riots Are Part of America's Long History of Racial Rage | Sharon Adarlo | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVandals have defaced them with red paint splotches that look like bullet holes oozing with blood.
Defying NATO, Ignoring Ceasefire, Russian-Backed Troops Keep Rolling | Ted Phillips | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPhotographer Kurt Wenner captures these ruins before Vandals erase them completely.
But there is a strong resolve to vote despite the risk, a fierce determination to vanquish the Vandals.
On the 15 th December Belisarius met the Vandals in battle-array.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinThe first of the Teutonic states to fall was the kingdom of the Vandals.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinThese Vandals, desirous of making a little money, were in the habit of tearing out leaves from some of the MSS.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonThen take the gradual destruction of the building by Goths and Vandals, and by the people of Rome themselves.
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonThe Goths and Vandals entertained the opinion that the first man and woman were made of an ash-tree.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
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