History of Algeria
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Algeria's history has been shaped by its position between the Mediterranean, the Maghreb, and the Sahara. While much of its political life developed along the northern coastal plains, the region's dee
Roman inscription from Agueneb in the Laghouat Province
The mausoleum of king Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II in Tipaza
Lands controlled by the Maghrawa in the first half of the 11th century
Statue of Abd al Mumin in Tlemcen, Algeria
Numidia
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Numidia was the ancient Libyan kingdom of the indigenous Numidian Berbers in Northwest Africa during the Hellenistic period. Initially comprising the northern part of what is now Algeria, Numidia expa
History of Algeria
…hinterland grew. By the 2nd century BC, several large but loosely administered Berber kingdoms had emerged. After that, king Masinissa managed to unify Numidia under his rule. Christianity arrived in the 2nd century. By the end of the 4th century, the settled areas had become Christianized, and some Berber…
Monnaie Bronze, Incertain, Numidie, Massinissa btv 1b 84804368
Masinissa crying Sophonisba's Death, by Paolo Domenico Finoglia (1590–1645)
Marble with Punic inscription mentioning king Micipsa found in Caesarea.
Jugurtha, by Augusto Müller (1815–1883). Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.