Ancient History & Civilisation

Appendix VI

African King Lists

Numidia (Unified Kingdom)

Syphax

 

206 – 202 BC

     
     

Masinissa

 

202 – 148 BC

     
     

Micipsa

 

148–118 BC

Gulassa

 

148 – unknown

Mastanabal

 

148 – pre–134

     

Jugurtha

 

118 – 105 BC

     

Adherbal

 

118 – 112 BC

     

Hiempsal

 

118 BC

Gauda

 

105 – pre 88 BC

After Gauda, we have no clear dates for the monarchs that followed, only their names and the period they came into contact with Rome.

Mastanabal II

 

Unknown

     
     
     

Hiempsal II

 

c.80s–60s

     
     
     

Juba I

 

c.60s–46

     
     
     

46 BC

 

Massinissan Dynasty removed from the throne, eastern Numidia annexed and becomes the Roman province of Africa Nova.

     
     
     

29 BC

 

Massinissan Dynasty restored to Western Numidia by Augustus.

     

Juba II

 

29 – 25 BC

25 BC Augustus removes Juba from the throne of Numidia to that of Mauretania and annexes the remainder of Numidia to Roman Africa.

Mauri Kingdom

Bocchus

 

Late second – early first century BC

On Bocchus’ death the Mauri kingdom was split between his two sons Bocchus II and Bogud, on a geographic basis. When Bogud backed Antony in the Second Civil War, his kingdom was annexed to that of Bocchus’.

Bocchus II

 

Early First Century – 33 BC

     
     
     

33 BC

 

Bocchus II wills his kingdom to Rome.

     
     
     

25 BC

 

Augustus installs Juba II, king of Numidia, as king of the Mauri.

     
     
     

Juba II

 

25 BC – AD 23

     
     
     

Ptolemy I

 

AD 23 – AD 40

     
     
     

AD 40

 

Ptolemy murdered by Emperor Caius (Caligula).

     
     
     

AD 44

 

Mauri kingdom annexed by Emperor Claudius, becomes the provinces of Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana.

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