List of kings of Numidia



Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom located in the region of North Africa that today comprises Algeria and parts of today Tunisia, Libya and Morocco. The kingdom existed from the 3rd to the 1st century BC. Rome established it as a client kingdom after the Second Punic War and annexed it, first in 46 BC and again in 25 BC after a brief period of restored independence under King Juba II (30 BC–25 BC).

List of kings
All dates are BC.

Kings of the Massylii (Eastern Numidia)
The last ruler of the Massylii conquered the Masaesyli and created the unified Numidian kingdom.
 * Zelalsen (Unknown, possibly shuphet)
 * Gaia (died 207 BCE)
 * Ozalces (207–206 BCE)
 * Capussa (206–206 BCE)
 * Lacumazes (206–206 BCE)
 * Masinissa (206–202? BCE)

Kings of the Masaesyli (Western Numidia)

 * Syphax (bef. 215–202)
 * Vermina (202–???)
 * Archobarzane (???–???)

Kings of Numidia
The three sons of Massinissa originally shared the kingdom, dividing responsibility. Micipsa later tried the same thing with his three heirs, but the result was a civil war. The Roman Republic defeated Numidia during the Jugurthine War. Gauda thus succeeded to a reduced Numidian kingdom. He divided the kingdom geographically between his two sons, establishing two different lines of Numidian kings. They were briefly displaced by a certain Hiarbas, but Roman intervention restored them.
 * Massinissa I (202–148)
 * Micipsa (148–118), son of Massinissa
 * Gulussa (148–145), son of Massinissa
 * Mastanabal (148–14?), son of Massinissa
 * Hiempsal I (118–117), son of Micipsa
 * Adherbal (118–112), son of Micipsa
 * Jugurtha (118–105), son of Mastanabal
 * Gauda (105–88), son of Mastanabal
 * Hiarbas (??–81)

Eastern Numidia
This was the main Numidian kingdom after 81. Annexed to Rome as province Africa Nova (46–30). Annexed to Rome as province Africa Proconsularis (25 BCE - 193 CE).
 * Hiempsal II (88–60), son of Gauda
 * Juba I (60–46), son of Hiempsal II
 * Juba II (30–25), son of Juba I

Western Numidia
This was a much smaller chiefdom than Eastern Numidia

Annexed to Rome as part of province Africa Nova (40–30). Annexed to the Kingdom of Mauretania (25 BCE - 40 CE).
 * Masteabar (88–81)
 * Massinissa II (81–46)
 * Sittius (46–44), a Roman mercenary leader
 * Arabio (44–40)
 * Juba II (30–25), son of Juba I