Syphax

Syphax
Statue of a male in the Vatican museum, called "Syphax, King of Numidia"
King of the Masaesyli
Reignc. 215 – c. 203 BCE
SuccessorVermina
DiedTivoli, Roman Republic
SpouseSophonisba
IssueVermina
Tanakwa
Military career
AllegianceMasaesyli
Battles/warsSecond Punic War

Syphax (Ancient Greek: Σύφαξ, Sýphax;[1] Punic: 𐤎𐤐𐤒, SPQ)[2][3][4] was a king of the Masaesyli tribe of western Numidia (present-day Algeria) during the last quarter of the 3rd century BC. His story is told in Livy's Ab Urbe Condita (written c. 27–25 BC).[5] He ruled over a territory extending from present day Constantine to Fez.[6]

  1. ^ Meißner, Burkhard (Halle/Saale) (1 October 2006), "Syphax", Brill’s New Pauly, Brill, retrieved 20 January 2022
  2. ^ Scullard, Howard Hayes (1970). Scipio Africanus: Soldier and Politician. Cornell University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8014-0549-5.
  3. ^ Huß, Werner (Bamberg) (1 October 2006), "Masaesylii", Brill’s New Pauly, Brill, retrieved 20 January 2022
  4. ^ Akerraz, Aomar (2006). L'Africa romana: mobilità delle persone e dei popoli, dinamiche migratorie, emigrazioni ed immigrazioni nelle province occidentali dell'Impero romano : atti del XVI Convegno di studio, Rabat, 15-19 dicembre (in French). Carocci. p. 2572. ISBN 978-88-430-3990-6.
  5. ^ Livy: Ab urbe condita, vol. VIII, bks. xxviii-xxx Loeb Classical Edn, pp.73-99, 173-225, 405-421 at openlibrary.org
  6. ^ Abada, Malek. Guerre de liberation: Histoire de la révolution algérienne. Chihab, 2022. “Syphax, chef des Massaesyles, qui régnait sur un territoire allant de Constantine à Fès”

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