Jugurtha
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Jugurtha or Jugurthen was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118 BC, Micipsa's two sons, Hie
Denarius coin, Obverse: Diana, legend FAVSTVS. Reverse: Sulla seated left on a raised seat; before him kneels Bocchus, offering an olive-branch; behind, Jugurtha kneeling left, legend FELIX. 56 BC.
Jughurta's betrayal and capture by Bocchus I (c. 108 BC)
Coin bearing an emblem often used by the Numidians
Carte de la Régence d'Alger en 1650 et du Royaume de Fès
Masinissa
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Masinissa, also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War, ultimately uniting them
Coin of King Massinissa
Scipio at the deathbed of Masinissa
Central wall depicting Sophonisba requesting help from Massinissa