Back مملكة ماسيسيليا Arabic ماسيسيليين ARY Massesils Catalan Massäsylier German Masesilos Spanish Massæsyles French Massesyljers Frisian Massesili Italian マサエシュリ Japanese Masesili Serbo-Croatian
The Massaesylii[needs IPA] were a Berber confederate kingdom of western Numidia (central and western Algeria)[1][2] and the main antagonists of the Massylii in eastern Numidia. the kingdom of Massaesylia extended all the way west to Mulucha river[3]
Regnum Massaesyli ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵔⵙⵉⵍ | |
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| Capital | Siga |
| Official languages | Tamazight |
| Ethnic groups | Berbers Punics |
| Religion | Numitheism, Punic Religion |
| Government | Monarchy |
• 250 - 202 BC | Syphax |
• ? - 204 BC | Vermina |
| Establishment | 8-6th Century BC |
| Today part of | Numidia |
During the Second Punic War the Massaesylii initially supported the Roman Republic and were led by the king Syphax against the Massylii, who were led by Masinissa, as an ally of the Carthaginian Republic. After Masinissa and the Massylii switched sides to Rome, the Massaesylii turned against Rome and allied with Hasdrubal Gisco. Syphax was defeated, however, and spent the remainder of his days in Roman captivity, while his kingdom was assimilated into the kingdom of Masinissa.[4]
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- ^ Desanges, J. (2010-12-29). "Masaesyli / Masaesyles". Encyclopédie berbère (in French) (30): 4630–4631. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.478. ISSN 1015-7344.
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