List of kings of Numidia

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Genealogy of Numidian kings Numidian kings.svg
Genealogy of Numidian kings

Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom located in the region of North Africa that today comprises Algeria and parts of today Tunisia, Libya and Morocco. The kingdom existed from the 3rd to the 1st century BC. Rome established it as a client kingdom after the Second Punic War and annexed it, first in 46 BC and again in 25 BC after a brief period of restored independence under King Juba II (30 BC–25 BC).

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List of kings

Kings of the Massylii (Eastern Numidia)

The last ruler of the Massylii conquered the Masaesyli and created the unified Numidian kingdom.

NameReignNotesImage
Atlas 12th Century BCKing of Libya [1] [2] [3]
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Iarbas 9th Century BCKing that welcomed Queen dido of Carthage and allowed establishment of the city of carthage, 814 BC
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Madghis 4th Century BCKing of Numidia of which the mosoleum of Medghacen was named after [4] [5]
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Zelalsen3rd early Century BCUnknown, possibly shuphet [6]
Gala late 3rd Century BCfather of Massinissa ,died 207 BCE [7]
Ozalces 207-206 BCETook over the throne of Gala after his death.
Capussa 206–206 BCE [8] Took over Numidia in a coup d'état against Ozalces
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Lacumazes 206–206 BCETook over Numidia in a coup d'état against Capussa
Masinissa 206–148 BCE [9] Unifier of Numidia, He Unified Massylia and Masaessylia, his kingdom starts east from the Emporia in Libya and ended west on the shores of the atlantic.
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Kings of the Masaesyli (Western Numidia)

Kings of Numidia

The Neopunic Micipsa inscription dedicated to "Mikiwsan (= Micipsa), king of the Massyli" Cherchel micipsa inscr 118bce louvre.jpg
The Neopunic Micipsa inscription dedicated to "Mikiwsan (= Micipsa), king of the Massyli"

The three sons of Massinissa originally shared the kingdom, dividing responsibility. Micipsa later tried the same thing with his three heirs, but the result was a civil war. The Roman Republic defeated Numidia during the Jugurthine War. Gauda thus succeeded to a reduced Numidian kingdom. He divided the kingdom geographically between his two sons, establishing two different lines of Numidian kings. They were briefly displaced by a certain Hiarbas, but Roman intervention restored them.

Eastern Numidia

This was the main Numidian kingdom after 81.

Annexed to Rome as province Africa Nova (46–30).

Annexed to Rome as province Africa Proconsularis (25 BCE - 193 CE).

Western Numidia

This was a much smaller chiefdom than Eastern Numidia

Annexed to Rome as part of province Africa Nova (40–30).

Annexed to the Kingdom of Mauretania (25 BCE - 40 CE).

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