Numidia was a Berber kingdom in North Africa, in the area of present-day Algeria and part of Tunisia, which emerged as the Numidian tribes were united under a single ruler. Its king Masinissa allied with Rome against Carthage in the Second Punic War, and was rewarded with an enlarged realm. Later Numidia became involved in Roman politics, as in the war against King Jugurtha, and eventually it sided with Pompey in the Roman civil war. King Juba I was defeated by Julius Caesar at the battle of Thapsus, and the kingdom was annexed as a Roman province. The Numidians were famed for their light cavalry, which fought for both Carthage and Rome.
Before and after
- 206 BCEOrigins of Italica
- from 206 BCE to 220 CEHan dynasty
- 203 BCEPo Valley Raid
- 203 BCEScipio defeats Hannibal at Zama
- from 202 BCE to 46 BCEKingdom of Numidia
- 3rd century BCEConstruction of Ajanta Caves
- 200 BCEOrigins of Nazca Lines
- from 200 BCE to 197 BCESecond Macedonian War
- 196 BCERosetta Stone
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