What was Massinissa's primary role?

Massinissa was the first king of Numidia, ruling from 202 BC to 148 BC. He established the Kingdom of Numidia, which remained a significant political force until 40 AD.

Where did Massinissa rule?

Massinissa ruled over Numidia, an Amazigh (Berber) kingdom in North Africa. His kingdom's capital and extent are not specified in the source material.

What was the significance of Massinissa's reign?

Massinissa's reign marked the beginning of Numidian independence and resistance against Roman expansion. His kingdom's survival until 40 AD highlights his enduring impact on North African history.

Massinissa

first king of Numidia from 202 BC to 148 BC

Person human Q314685

Facts

14 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: 238 BC, 240 BC^[4]
Date of death: 148 BC, 149 BC^[5]
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Numidia^[12]
Occupation: monarch
Position held: King of Numidia^[13]
Father: Gaya^[6]
Spouse: Sophonisba^[7]
Child: Micipsa, Mastanabal, Gulussa, Misagenes^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Pauly–Wissowa^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
P14536: 395505
Relative: Massiva, Hasdrubal^[15]^[16]
Significant place: Numidia^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 56

ISNI: 0000000374434381
VIAF cluster ID: 512159474048.3B (14.9M–1416159248510.8B, n=7)
Library of Congress authority ID: no97054670
GND ID: 118782452
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Coin depicting Masinissa, the first king of Numidia, who reigned from 202 BCE-148 BC, Archaeological Museum of Setif, Algeria (52651623101).jpg ↗
BHCL UUID: 8c84aae1-cb27-4282-90d5-d9d453a6458b
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 135115995
Biblissima authority ID: Religion and philosophy in Germany
British Museum person or institution ID: 94806
CANTIC ID: 981058620218806706
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00588632
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10700216

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118782452
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 150056
Encyclopedie berbere keyword ID: 1380
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Masinissa
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: massinissa-masinisa
Encyclopédie berbère article ID: 493
FAST ID: 1833306
Freebase ID: /m/014qk9
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m014qk9
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: masinissa
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0041086
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Massinissa
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2190027
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 39275
IdRef ID: 086136259
Lex ID: Massinissa
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 04084/eu_m_1292/m1292
Museum-digital ID: 65831
Münzkabinett ID: person/8528
NE.se ID: massinissa
NL CR AUT ID: hka2010566216
NUKAT ID: n96403072
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/c1ef640b-c203-485d-a612-83d20271aa09
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810617875305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 24440349X
Nomisma ID: masinissa_numidia
Numista ruling authority ID: 5613
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3938461
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 3995
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrtKzK11hWJkd
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 36590
RERO ID (legacy): A010211301
Rodovid ID: 379597
Sandrart.net person ID: 2860
ToposText person ID: 305
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: massinissa
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: massinissa
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058620218806706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV12053220
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/306152
Vikidia article ID: fr:Massinissa
Wellcome Collection concept ID: d3qnt2ye
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJf8v3hdR3J47Kcdrdq84q
Yale LUX ID: person/f39a6049-3e53-4de3-b98a-356e0d3e256f

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🔗 Connections

Child 3

Micipsa, Mastanabal, Gulussa

Children (paternal) 3

Micipsa, Mastanabal, Gulussa

Described by source 3

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa

← Characters 2

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal, Scipio the African

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Numidia

Father 1

Gaya

Instance of 1

human

Occupation 1

monarch

Parent of 1

Gaya

Relative 1

Massiva

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Sophonisba

Spouses 1

Sophonisba

← Notable role 1

Fosco Giachetti

← Relative 1

Massiva

← Significant person 1

Kingdom of Numidia

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Summary

Massinissa was born in 238 BC^[1]. He died in 148 BC^[2]. He worked as a monarch^[3].

FAQs

Who were Massinissa's parents?

Massinissa's father was Gaya^[6].

Who was Massinissa married to?

Massinissa's spouses include Sophonisba^[7].

What did Massinissa do for work?

Massinissa worked as a monarch^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[14] ↑ Massinissa — sex or gender (P21): male. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Massinissa — father (P22): Gaya. РСКД / Masinissa. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Massinissa — spouse (P26): Sophonisba. РСКД / Masinissa. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Massinissa — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Numidia. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Massinissa — position held (P39): King of Numidia. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Massinissa — child (P40): Micipsa. РСКД / Micipsa. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Massinissa — child (P40): Mastanabal. Mastanabal. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Massinissa — child (P40): Gulussa. РСКД / Gulussa. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Massinissa — child (P40): Misagenes. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Massinissa — occupation (P106): monarch. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Massinissa — date of birth (P569): 238 BC. Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Massinissa — date of birth (P569): 240 BC. Q24466313. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Massinissa — date of death (P570): 148 BC. Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Massinissa — date of death (P570): 149 BC. Q24466313. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Massinissa — relative (P1038): Massiva. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Massinissa — relative (P1038): Hasdrubal. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Massinissa — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Massinissa — significant place (P7153): Numidia. Periochae. wikidata.org.

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