Masinissa (Numidian: , Masnsen; c. 238 BC – 148 BC [3]: 180, 183 ), also spelled Massinissa, [4] Massena and Massan, [5] was an 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.

Masinissa (born c. 238 bc —died 148 bc) was the ruler of the North African kingdom of Numidia and an ally of Rome in the last years of the Second Punic War (218–201). His influence was lasting because the economic and political development that took place in Numidia under his rule provided the base for later development of the region by the ...

May 17, 2018 · Masinissa (240 B.C.-148 B.C.) was Prince of the Massylians, who consolidated the fragmented Numidian tribes, creating a kingdom in North Africa which expanded and thrived in the context of the Punic Wars.

Masinissa (c. 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, was a prominent Numidian king and a pivotal figure in North African and Mediterranean history during the Second Punic War and its aftermath.

Mar 31, 2018 · Masinissa, now in his 80’s led his men in battle and soundly defeated the Carthaginians in an engagement that would bring the Romans over to finally conquer the city once and for all in the Third Punic War.

Oct 8, 2019 · Masinissa was the first king of Numidia (current eastern Algeria and western Tunisia) in 202-148 BCE and an important ally of the Romans in the Second Punic War, against Carthage. It was at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE that the Numidian cavalry largely determined the defeat of Hannibal.

Masinissa （ Μασσανάσσης), king of the Numidians, celebrated for the conspicuous part he bore in the wars between the Romans and Carthaginians. He was the son of Gala, king of the Massylians, the easternmost of the two great tribes into which the Numidians were at that time divided but was brought up at Carthage, where he appears to ...

Masinissa, also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Se...

Apr 12, 2018 · Masinissa (Berber: Masensen, ⵎⵙⵏⵙⵏ; c. 240 or 238 BC – c. 148 BC) — also spelled Massinissa and Massena — was the first King of Numidia. During his younger years he fought in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), first against the Romans as an ally of Carthage and later switching sides.

Oct 20, 2020 · Masinissa was the son of a minor Berber Chieftain around the time of the Punic Wars. Through his skills as a cavalry commander he became Rome's most important ally, and the first King of Numidia. By the end of his life his territory had more than quadrupled in size, at the expense of his former patron, Carthage.