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Roman–Numidian Wars

206 BCE – 46 BCE · 160 years

Rome's complex relationship with Numidia spanned from alliance against Carthage to eventual annexation. Masinissa's Numidia was a key Roman ally, but later kings like Jugurtha and Juba I challenged Rome, leading to full conquest under Caesar.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Roman Republic
  • Numidia

Key moments

Defining events in the Roman–Numidian Wars.

  1. 112–105 BC Jugurthine War campaigns
  2. 46 BC Battle of Thapsus
  3. Annexation of Numidia

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3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 206 BCE and 46 BCE.

202 BCE Battle of Zama 200 BCE Dougga 200 BCE Baelo Claudia 154 BCE Numantine War 135 BCE First Servile War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Teotihuacan Landmark · Americas 200 BCE – still standing Chorrera Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 100 BCE Silk Road Trade route · East Asia 200 BCE – 1450 CE Syrian Wars (Ptolemaic–Seleucid) Conflict · Middle East 274 BCE – 168 BCE Yose ben Yoezer Figure · Judea 200 BCE – 161 BCE Ajanta Caves Landmark · South Asia 200 BCE – still standing
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