Numidia (Berber: Inumiden; 202–40 BC) was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians located in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up modern-day Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia, Libya, and some parts of Morocco.
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Berbers
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Berbers or Imazighen (singular: Amaziɣ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵎⵣⵗ; أمازيغ-بربر) are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, specifically Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, and to a lesser extent Mauritania, northern Mali, and northern Niger.
During the pre-Roman era, several successive independent states (Massylii) existed before King Masinissa unified the people of Numidia.
Masinissa
2 linksAncient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ultimately uniting them into a kingdom that became a major regional power in North Africa.
Ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ultimately uniting them into a kingdom that became a major regional power in North Africa.
With the support of his erstwhile enemy, he united the eastern and western Numidian tribes and founded the Kingdom of Numidia.
At the start of the Second Punic War, Masinissa fought for Carthage against Syphax, the king of the Masaesyli of western Numidia (present day Algeria), who had allied himself with the Romans.
Libya
1 linksCountry in the Maghreb region in North Africa.
Country in the Maghreb region in North Africa.
It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest.
After the fall of Carthage the Romans did not immediately occupy Tripolitania (the region around Tripoli), but left it instead under control of the kings of Numidia, until the coastal cities asked and obtained its protection.
Mauretania
1 linksLatin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb.
Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb.
It stretched from central present-day Algeria westwards to the Atlantic, covering northern Morocco, and southward to the Atlas Mountains.
The first known historical king of the Mauri, Baga, ruled during the Second Punic War of 218–201 BC. The Mauri were in close contact with Numidia.
Africa (Roman province)
1 linksRoman province on the northern African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.
Roman province on the northern African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.
It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisia, the northeast of Algeria, and the coast of western Libya along the Gulf of Sirte.
The remaining territory was left in the domain of the Berber Numidian client king Massinissa.
Constantine, Algeria
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Constantine (قسنطينة '), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina''', is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria.
The city was taken over by Numidia, the country of the Berber people, after the Carthaginians were defeated by Rome in the Third Punic War.
Hippo Regius
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Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria.
To distinguish it from Hippo Diarrhytus (the modern Bizerte, in Tunisia), the Romans later referred to it as Hippo Regius ("the Royal Hippo") because it was one of the residences of the Numidian kings.