The conquest of Sardinia did not lead to a distortion of its administrative organization and its social and economic frame but rather to an adaptation due to the presence of new institutional actors. The Vandal kings do not seem to have neglected the island; on the contrary, they assigned to its territory a contingent of Mauri, perhaps also Germanic troops and favored the creation of small Aryan communities. With them an occupation of the countryside began again, which will continue without interruption in the Byzantine age and which cannot be attributed only to the action of the Omusian bishops exiled by Thrasamund. On the other hand, the trade links with the Italian peninsula were definitively broken, replaced by an intense relationship with the African provinces, which sent interesting quantities of their productions to the island in exchange for raw materials which unfortunately did not leave archaeological evidence
La conquista della Sardinia non portò a uno stravolgimento della sua organizzazione amministrativa e del suo tessuto sociale ed economico ma piuttosto a un adeguamento in ragione della presenza di nuovi attori istituzionali. I re Vandali non sembra abbiano trascurato l’isola; al contrario vi destinarono un contingente di Mauri, forse anche truppe germaniche e favorirono la nascita di piccole comunità ariane. Con loro riprende un’occupazione delle campagne, che senza soluzione di continuità proseguirà in età bizantina e che non può essere attribuita solo all’azione dei vescovi omusiani esiliati da Trasamondo. Si rompono invece definitivamente i legami commerciali con la penisola italica, sostituiti da un rapporto sempre più inteso con le province africane, che riversano nell’isola interessanti quantità delle loro produzioni in cambio di materie prime che sfortunatamente non hanno lasciato evidenze archeologiche
I Vandali in Sardegna: continuità e rotture nella gestione di un territorio / Ibba, Antonio. - 18:(2026), pp. 161-184. [10.25162/9783515136631]
I Vandali in Sardegna: continuità e rotture nella gestione di un territorio
Antonio Ibba
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2026-01-01
Abstract
The conquest of Sardinia did not lead to a distortion of its administrative organization and its social and economic frame but rather to an adaptation due to the presence of new institutional actors. The Vandal kings do not seem to have neglected the island; on the contrary, they assigned to its territory a contingent of Mauri, perhaps also Germanic troops and favored the creation of small Aryan communities. With them an occupation of the countryside began again, which will continue without interruption in the Byzantine age and which cannot be attributed only to the action of the Omusian bishops exiled by Thrasamund. On the other hand, the trade links with the Italian peninsula were definitively broken, replaced by an intense relationship with the African provinces, which sent interesting quantities of their productions to the island in exchange for raw materials which unfortunately did not leave archaeological evidenceI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


