Numidia
Numidia (202 BC – 46 BC) was an ancient Berber kingdom. It was in modern-day Algeria and a smaller part of western Tunisia in North Africa. It was the first major state in the history of Algeria and the Berber world.
Kingdom of Numidia | |||||||||||
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| 202 BC–46 BC | |||||||||||
 Map of Numidia | |||||||||||
| Capital | Cirta | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Numidian, Latin, Punic [1] | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 202-148 BC | Masinissa | ||||||||||
• 60-46 BC | Juba I of Numidia | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||||||
• Established | 202 BC | ||||||||||
• Annexed by the Roman Republic | 46 BC | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Algeria Tunisia | ||||||||||
Sources
- Jongeling. Karel; & Kerr, Robert M. (2005). Late Punic epigraphy: an introduction to the study of Neo-Punic and Latino-Punic inscriptions. Mohr Siebeck. p. 4. ISBN 3-16-148728-1.
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