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Juba I of Numidia. Roman marble bust of Juba I from Cherchell, Algeria. Louvre Museum. Juba I of Numidia ( Latin: IVBA, Punic: ywbʿy; [1] [2] c. 85 –46 BC) was a king of Numidia (present-day Algeria) who reigned from 60 to 46 BC. He was the son and successor to Hiempsal II .
Description. The demoiselle is 85–100 cm (33.5–39.5 in) long, 76 cm (30 in) tall and has a 155–180 cm (61–71 in) wingspan. It weighs 2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb). It is the smallest species of crane. [4] [5] The demoiselle crane is slightly smaller than the common crane but has similar plumage. It has a long white neck stripe and the black ...
Jugurtha. Jugurtha or Jugurthen ( Libyco-Berber Yugurten or Yugarten, c. 160 – 104 BC) was a king of Numidia. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118 BC, Jugurtha and his two adoptive brothers, Hiempsal and Adherbal, succeeded him. Jugurtha arranged to have Hiempsal killed and, after a civil war, defeated and ...
Maharbal ( Punic: 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋, MHRBʿL; [1] Ancient Greek: Μαάρβας; [2] fl. 3rd century BC) was a Numidian army commander in charge of the cavalry under Hannibal and his second-in-command during the Second Punic War. Maharbal was a very close friend to Hannibal and admired him greatly. [3] He was often critical to ...
Algerian Christian saints. Numidia (Roman provinces) Roman saints from Africa (continent) Berber people.
Arabio (or Arabion) was the last independent Numidian king, ruling the western region between 44 and 40 BC. [1] According to Appian, he was a son of Masinissa II and probable grandson of Gauda, who had divided Numidia between his sons in 88 BC. [2] He was of Massylian origin. [3]
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As of 2012, the Cushitic languages with over one million speakers were Oromo, Somali, Beja, Afar, Hadiyya ...
