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Kingdom of Numidia

Type Event Region Africa Time -202

Around 202 BCE, after the Battle of Zama, Rome backed Masinissa in unifying the Numidian tribes, establishing a pro-Roman Kingdom of Numidia that con…

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  1. -202Zama · TunisiaAfter the Second Punic War ended, Rome granted Numidian territories formerly under Carthaginian influence to Masinissa, making him Rome's key ally in North Africa and enabling him to begin integrating the scattered Berber tribes.
  2. -202–-148Cirta · NumidiaThrough war and marriage alliances, Masinissa gradually absorbed his rivals in Eastern and Western Numidia, establishing a centralized royal administration and developing agriculture, cities, and the cavalry industry, making Numidia the leading horse-producing and military manpower center of the western Mediterranean.

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