Carthage returns to Byzantine rule

Timeline

1. 533Ad Decimum · TunisiaAfter landing on the North African coast, Belisarius's Byzantine expedition defeated the vanguard of Vandal king Gelimer at Ad Decimum. Following the Vandal rout, the Byzantine army advanced rapidly along the roads toward Carthage, and the Vandal garrison failed to organize an effective defense.
2. 533Carthage · TunisiaWhen Byzantine forces entered Carthage, the garrison had already abandoned the city, and Belisarius occupied North Africa's largest city without resistance. Carthage's harbor, warehouses, and palaces fell into Byzantine hands, giving the expedition a supply base and maritime hub.
3. 533–534Carthage · TunisiaAfter capturing Carthage, the Byzantines immediately restored imperial administrative institutions, establishing the Prefecture of Africa and rebuilding the tax and church systems. Carthage once again became the empire's political, economic, and religious center in North Africa, providing a rear base for the final destruction of the Vandal Kingdom.