Gens:

KINGS OF NUMIDIA AND MAURETANIA AND THE BARCAS FAMILY OF CARTHAGO

Created:

11th June 2020

Update:

11th June 2020

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Equestrian (mil)

n/a

Local magistrat.

n/a

Uncertain

Iuba, Ptolemaeus

Imperial Consuls and Emperors (Augusti and Caesars)

incl. 0 emperors

Kings / Rulers

Numidia 21

Mauretania 10

Notes:

Western Numidia mentioned below with the tribe of the Masaesyli is ca. equal to later Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis (ca. modern Algeria).

Eastern Numidia mentioned below with the tribe of the Massylii is ca. equal to the later Roman province of Numidia (modern eastern Algeria and part of Tunisia).

Mauretania is equal to later Roman provice of Mauretania Tingitana (ca. northern part of present-day Morocco)., but includes after 105 temporarily west Numidia.

Either Jugurtha married Bocchus I's daughter or Bocchus I married Jugurtha's daughter, text in Sallust: Jugurtha §80, is unclear.

Numidic/Berber names: Massinissa MSNSN, Micipsa MKWSN, Gulussa GLSN, Mastanabal MSTNBL, Zilalsan ZLSN, Narawat NRWT, Gaia GJJ,

The dates of the rulers before Massinissa are uncertain, likewise the rulers and their dating between c.81 and 49 BC.

Hannibal's Barcas family included due to close connection to the Numidian royal family.

Literature

Bennett, Chris: "Drusilla Regina", CQ vol. 53, 2003, p.315-319 (stemma p.318). Tacitus (Hist. 5.9) states Drusilla, husband of procurator Felix, was a granddaughter

of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. For chronological reasons much more likely a great granddaughter. This is followed below.

Camps, Gabriel: "Origines du royaume massyle", in Revue d'histoire et de civilisation du Maghreb. No.. 3, 1967, p.29–38. (NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Camps, Gabriel: "Les Derniers Rois numides: Massinissa II et Arabion,” in BAC (Bulletin Archéologique du Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques) n.s. 17b,

1981 (1984), p.303–311 with stemma p.307 .

Coltelloni-Trannoy, Michèle: "Le royaume de Maurétanie sous Juba II et Ptolémée (25 av. J.-C. - 40 ap. J.-C.)", Paris 1997, stemma of kings p.14

Coltelloni-Trannoy, Michèle: "Rome et les rois « amis et alliés du peuple romain » en Afrique (I er siècle av. J. -C./I er siécle ap. J.-C.)", in

Pallas, No. 68, L'Afrique Romaine, 2005, p.117-144

Euzennat, M.: "Le roi Sosus et la dynastie maurétanienne", in R. Chevalier: Melanges d'archéologie, depigraphie et d'histoire offerts à J. Carcopino, Paris, 1966,

p.333-339 (Cicero in Vatinium §12, mentions in 63/62 a king of Mauretania called Mastanesosus who is likely the same as Bocchus II's father Sosus.

(NOT AVAILABLE TO ME)

Fevrier, J.G.: "L'Inscrption funéraire de Micipsa", in Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, Vol. 45, 1951, pp.139-150

a Bogud (BGT), unknown son of Massinissa (MSNSN) is inscribed on mauseleum. He has a son YZGGSN (Yazaggasan) and his son is Y'ZM (Ya'zaam).

Geus, Klaus. "Prosopographie der literarisch Bezeugten Karthager", Louvain, 1994, p.76-78, stemma p.267. Carthaginians numbered GeusXX.

Huss, Werner: "Die Datierung nach numidischen Königsjahren", in Antiquités africaines, 26, 1990, p.39-42. Masinissa dates his regnal year 1 to 204/203.

Huss, Werner: "Die Westmassylischen Könige", in Ancient Society, Vol. 20 (1989), pp. 209-220 argues for a different descent from Masteabar: a son Mstnsn I,

his son Mstnsn II (= Mastanesosus, mentioned by Cicero in 62) and his son then Masanasses (king until 46). Seems unlikely to me.

Mazard, Jean: Corpus nummorum Numidiae Mauretaniaeque, Paris 1955, p.28 stemma of Numidian dynasty

Radnoti-Alföldi, Maria: "Die Geschichte des numidischen Königreiches und seiner Nachfolger", in: Horn, Heinz Günter und Rüger, Christoph Bernhard (Hgg.):

Die Numider. Reiter und Könige nördlich der Sahara, Bonn 1979, p.43-74 with stemma p.665-666 (showing confusion in rulers between 81 and 49 BC)

Ritter, Hans Werner: "Rom und Numidien: Untersuchungen zur rechtlichen Stellung abhängiger Könige", Lüneburg, 1987

Roller, Duane W.: "The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene", Rutledge, New York/London 2003, p.265 stemma of Numidian royal line

and p.206 stemma of Mauretanian kings

Settipani: Continuite (2000) p.442-443 descent of and descendents of king Juba II

Settipani: Continuite addenda (2001/2004) p.49-50 (marriages of Drusilla, dt of Ptolemy)

Changes

not in RE

Ailymas

ruled at Thugga

ment c.310 as "King of Libya"

not in

RE7 Geus9

Niptasan

Hamilcar Barcas

general of Carthago

† 229/228

not in

RE8

Geus9

RE7 Geus6

RE6 Geus6

Zilalsan

daughter

Hannibal

daughter

Hasdrubal

Mago

titled sufet at Thugga,

* 247 † 183

* c.244 † 207

* c.234 † 203

ruler of one clan

241 ~ Hasdrubal

general of Carthago

c.240 ~ Naravas

~ Bomilcar (RE3/4 Geus2)

general of

general of Carthago

of the Massylii

† 221

(RE5 Geus5)

218-196 sufet 196

←

admiral of Carthago

Carthago

218-203

general of Carthago

220 ~ lady from Spain

suffet, ment 215-211

218-207

not in

not in RE

RE16 Geus22

RE10 Geus11

RE2 Geus3

RE10 Geus8

RE2

RE1

Gaia (or Gala)

Naravas (Narawat)

Oezalces

daughter

Hanno

Hannibal

Maharbal

Hasdrubal

Baga

Syphax

ruler of the Massylii tribe

general 239

(or Izalcas)

general of

son of Gisgo

King of the

king of the Masaesyli

in Eastern Numidia (Cirta)

c.240 ~ 2nd daughter of

ruler c.206

Carthago

Carthago 215

Carthago

Carthaginian general

Mauri 206

in Western Numidia until 203

† c.206

Hamilcar Barcas † 229/8

(or c.205-204)

218-203

218-216

214-202

1st mention 215 annexed Eastern

† c.206

† 202 suicide

205 captured by the Romans and

(or c.204)

2 ~ Mazaetullus

Massinissa 203 † c.202 in exile

←

205 ~ Sohonisba

RE1

not in

RE1

not in RE

RE1

Geus

RE1

Massinissa I

sister

Mazaetullus

Capussa

Lacumazes

Sophoniba

Vermina

* c.238 † 148 aged 90

(or Metezulus)

ruler c.206

ruler c.206-205

* c.225 † 203 suicide

king 203-202

supported Carthago 212-206

of royal family

(or c.204-203)

(or c.203-202)

1 ~ 205 King Syphax

supported Hannibal 202

king/dynast of the Massylii

regent for Lacumazes

† 206 murdered

deposed 205

2 ~ 203 King Massinissa I

from 202 ruled minor part

in Eastern Numidia 206

c.206-205 (or c.203-202)

(or c.203)

(or c.202)

recognized by Rome 200

king of all Numidia 201-148

~ niece of Hannibal

of 44 sons survived by 10 (3 legitimate)

~ 203 Sophonisba

RE1

not in RE

RE1

not in RE

RE1

Micipsa

Gulussa

Masgaba

Misagetes

Mastanabal

Massugrada

daughter

Bogud(es)

Sthembanos

Massiva

Arkobarzanes

(or Mikiwsan)

(or Gulusan)

ambassador

assisted Rome

victor in Panathenaic

illegitimate son

inscription

* 152, adopted

nephew of Massinissa

grdson of Syphax

eldest son

mention 172

to Rome 168

in war 171-168

games 158

~ ignotus

on mauseleum

by brother

mention 209 when

last Masaesyli prince,

overking of Numidia

envoy 150

king of Numidia 148-14?

Carthago

of Micipsa 118

Micipsa 148

released by Scipio

fugitive 150s

148-118 † 118

king of Numidia

† natural causes

148-c.145

illegiimate

son

RE4

RE1

not in RE

RE2

RE1

RE14

Geus15

not in

RE1

Adherbal

Hiempsal I

Micipsa

Massiva

Jugurtha

Gauda

Dabar

Hasdrubal

Yazaggasan

Bocchus I

Iphtha

king of Numidia

only mentioned

fled to Rome 112

* c.160

king of Eastern

envoy of

general of Carthago

mention on Micips's

King of Mauretania

118-112

118-117/116

by Diodorus

† 112 assassinated

adopted by Micipsa 133

Numidia

Bocchus I

† 149 killed

maus

by 118 – c. 80s (81 ?)

† 112 killed by

† 117/6 killed

by Jugurtha

king of Numidia 118-105

105-c.88

to Sulla 105

grandson of

last certin mention 91

Jugurtha

by Jugurtha

war with Rome 112-105

† by 88

Massinissa

not in

gained west Masaesyli

† 104 exc by Romans

alive 90

Ya'zaam

part of Numidia 105

? ~ daughter of Bocchus I

mention on Micips's

supported Sulla

mausoleum 118

? ~ daughter of Jugurtha

RE2

RE1

not in RE

RE2

not in RE

RE1

Hiarbas

Oxyntas

Iampsas

daughter

Hiempsal II

Masteabar

Mastanesosus

daughter

Volux

Bogudes I

Askalis

Magudulsa

not of royal family,

in triumphal

king of part of Eastern

king of Western

or Sosus

general 106

mention 81

king of West

Mauretanian "princeps"

possibly a Gaetulian,

parade 104

~ Bocchus I

Numidia 88-82/1

Massylii 88-81

King of Mauretania

? ~ Jugurtha,

king of part

Mauretania 81

fled to Rome 91

king of part of Eastern

exiled 104

→

king of all Eastern

(minor kingdom)

? c. 80s – 49

King of Numidia

of Mauretania

deposed by

but handed back to

Numidia 88-82/81

last mention 90

Numidia 82/1-62/50

ment 62

←

in Numidia

Sertorius

Bocchus I who had him

† 82/81 exc by POMPEY

alive 62 wrote history,

descent uncertain

executed

RE3

RE1

not in

RE2

RE1

P. Sittius P.f.

Massintha

Juba I

Massinissa II

Bocchus II

Bogudes II

Leptasta

from Nuceria, friend of Cicero

possibly grdson of Jugurtha

* c.85 † 46 suicide

(or Massanassa)

son of Sosus

or son of Bogudes I

king of part of

Catilinarian 63

claimant to throne 62

envoy to Rome 63 king of

king of Western

King of Mauretania

Mauretania 76

mercenary leader 63-48

protected by Caesar

Eastern Numidia 62/50-46

Massylii 81-46

49 – c. 33 BC

49 – c. 38 BC

? son of Askalis

supported Caesar 46

supported Pompey 49-46

supported

recognized by Caesar 49

regognized by Caesar 49

king of Western Numidia 46-44

Annexed to Rome as

Pompey 49-46

supported Octavian, † 33

deposed by Bocchus II

† 44 assasinated by Arabion

Africa Nova (46–30).

fate unknown

willed kingdom to Octavian 33

supported ANTHONY 38-31

status of Mauretania 33-25

† 31 killed in siege of Methone

is unknown

~ Eunöe Maura, mistress of Caesar

RE2 J65

RE1

Juba II (C. Iulius Iuba)

Arabion

* 52/50/48 † AD 23/24 (48th regnal year)

king of Western

in Caesar's triumph 46

Massylii 44-40

?? king of East Numidia 29-25 (no evidence)

† 40 killed by T. Sextius

king of Mauretania 25 BC - 23 AD

governor of Numidia

II vir Gades, II vir quinq Carthago Nova,

Western Numidia annexed

25/20 ~ Cleopatra Selene II (*40 † by 5 BC?)

by Rome 40

dt of Cleopatra VII and M. Antonius

2/5 AD ~ 2 Glaphyra (35 BC - 7 AD), (G176),

divorced, dt of king Archelaus of Cappadocia

RE62

P1025

C Iulius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)

[Cleopatra ?]

* 13/9 BC?

Juba had an attested daughter

on coins 5 AD

but very doubtful if she was the

equal coruler with his father 21-23/4

Drusilla married to Felix

King of Mauretania 23/4-39/40

II vir Gades, II vir quinq Carthago Nova,

† winter 39/40 exc by CALIGULA

Mauretania becomes provinces of

Maur. Caesariensis and Tingitana

~ Julia Orania J710 RE5a

? from Emesa dynasty or a concubine

RE2

D196

Drusilla

* 38 ?

~ (M. Antonius? or Ti. Claudius?) Felix,

proc of Judaea c.52-60

? ~ Sohaemus, king of Emesa, † post 73

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