Maghreb

There are 85 items in Maghreb:

Icosium (Algiers)

Icosium (Greek: Ἰκόσιον): Phoenician colony, Roman city, modern Algiers.Icosium Mosaic from Roman Icosium Founded by the Phoenicians; the site is more or…

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Iol Caesarea

Iol Caesarea: Phoenician colony, Numidian city, capital of the Roman province Mauretania Caesariensis, modern Cherchell.Iol Caesarea Juba II c.400 BCE: founded as…

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Madghacen

Madghacen (also known as Imedghassen, Medracen, and Madghis): royal tomb of an unknown Numidian king. The Madghacen mausoleum The royal tomb at Madghacen is…

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Massinissa

Massinissa (c.241-148): king of the Massylians in Numidia (202-148). Coin of Massinissa When Massinissa was born, Numidia (more or less the north…

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Mastanabal

Mastanabal: Numidian prince and king (ruling after 148 BCE), son of Massinissa, brother of Micipsa and Gulussa.Micipsa was the third son of king Massinissa of the Massylian (eastern) Numidians. When this king died in the spring of 148 BCE,note[Livy, Periochae 50.7.] the…

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