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Also Known As Massinissa
Born c.238 BCE
Died 148 BCE
Title / Office king (201BC-148BC), Numidia
Role In Punic Wars • Second Punic War
Syphax
king of the Masaesyli
Chapman, John: Hannibal
Hannibal
Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
Scipio Africanus
Roman general
Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Roman statesman and commander
Gaius Flaminius
Roman politician
Gaius Claudius Nero
Roman military commander
Scipio, Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Roman general [died 211 bce]
Maharbal
Carthaginian military commander
Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
Mago
Carthaginian general
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Roman general [died 208 BCE]
Gaius Laelius
Roman general
Jugurtha
king of Numidia
Juba I
king of Numidia
Juba II
king of Numidia and Mauretania
Scipio Africanus the Younger
Roman general
Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
Gaius Duilius
Roman admiral

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