The first threat to Roman hegemony in the Mediterranean was posed by the Vandals in the 5th century, but their threat was ended by the wars of Justinian I in the 6th century.
Akdeniz'de Roma egemenliğine ilk tehdit Vandallar tarafından 5. yüzyılda olmuştur fakat bu tehdit 6. yüzyılda I. Justinianus'un savaşları ile sona erdirilmiştir.