29 review for Victor of Vita: History of the Vandal Persecution

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   5 out of 5

   Samuel Valentino – Sep 02, 2012

   I picked up this book after it was listed as a primary source for a book on Vandal history. But, to paraphrase the book's intro, it is very helpful to know Vandal history before reading this, because you won't find any of it here. That being said, once I realized what it ISN'T, I began to appreciate it for what it is. It's an account of the Catholic Christians being persecuted by the Arian Christians, by a Catholic who was in the middle of it. Sometimes he was on the sidelines, and sometimes he I picked up this book after it was listed as a primary source for a book on Vandal history. But, to paraphrase the book's intro, it is very helpful to know Vandal history before reading this, because you won't find any of it here. That being said, once I realized what it ISN'T, I began to appreciate it for what it is. It's an account of the Catholic Christians being persecuted by the Arian Christians, by a Catholic who was in the middle of it. Sometimes he was on the sidelines, and sometimes he was actively helping those who suffered. But clearly someone who was a witness to what he was writing about. There's no plot per se - it's an account of all the horrible things they've had to endure, and seem to still be enduring, by the end of the book. Yet I give it four stars, partly for the translation (which is very readable), and partly because, if you're into the subject, a book written by someone living in Vandal North Africa is fascinating. Maybe not for writing, but certainly to know what life was like and what one person thought about it at the time.

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   4 out of 5

   Stephen Walther –

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   5 out of 5

   Matthew –

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   5 out of 5

   Hana –

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   4 out of 5

   John Cairns –

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   4 out of 5

   Distendedbelly –

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   4 out of 5

   Cal –

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   4 out of 5

   Edward –

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   5 out of 5

   Ryan Handermann –

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    5 out of 5

    Hanny –

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    4 out of 5

    Jenny Williams –

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    4 out of 5

    Pablo Rosser limiñana –

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    5 out of 5

    Carl Makensen –

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    4 out of 5

    Eric –

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    5 out of 5

    Jasper –

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    5 out of 5

    Andrew –

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    5 out of 5

    EcoDesk Pomona –

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    5 out of 5

    Creikord –

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    4 out of 5

    BookDB –

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    4 out of 5

    Josh Boggs –

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    4 out of 5

    Jack Lupo –

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    4 out of 5

    Edith –

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    4 out of 5

    Mohammed –

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    5 out of 5

    Jimmie Compton –

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    4 out of 5

    Răzvan Bărănguță –

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    5 out of 5

    Alex –

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    5 out of 5

    Brittany –

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    5 out of 5

    Cameron –

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    4 out of 5

    Alex Riedel –