Numidia
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| Kingdom of Numidia | ||||
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| Capital | Cirta | |||
| Language(s) | Numidian, Latin, Punic [1] | |||
| Government | Monarchy | |||
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| - 202-148 BC | Masinissa | |||
| - 60-46 BC | Juba I of Numidia | |||
| Historical era | Antiquity | |||
| - Established | 202 BC | |||
| - Annexed by the Roman Republic | 46 BC | |||
| Today part of |  Algeria Tunisia |
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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.
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- ↑ Jongeling. Karel; & Kerr, Robert M. (2005). Late Punic epigraphy: an introduction to the study of Neo-Punic and Latino-Punic inscriptions. Mohr Siebeck. pp. 4. ISBN 3-16-148728-1.
