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The '''Masaesyli''' were a [[Berbers|Berber]] tribe of western [[Numidia]]<ref name=good>{{cite book|last=Good|first=John|title=Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia|year=1819|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKRBGunaW_oC&pg=PT517&dq=Masaesyli&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e1oyT6H7FuKPiAeTmN39BA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Masaesyli&f=false}}</ref> and the main antagonists of the [[Massylii]] in eastern Numidia. |
The '''Masaesyli''' were a [[Berbers|Berber]] tribe of western [[Numidia]]<ref name=good>{{cite book|last=Good|first=John|title=Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia|year=1819|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EKRBGunaW_oC&pg=PT517&dq=Masaesyli&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e1oyT6H7FuKPiAeTmN39BA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Masaesyli&f=false}}</ref> and the main antagonists of the [[Massylii]] in eastern Numidia. |
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During the [[Second Punic War]] the Masaesyli initially supported the [[Roman Republic]] and were led by [[Syphax]] against the Massylii, who were led by [[Masinissa]]. After Masinissa threatened to unite all Numidians in a confederacy against Rome, the Masaesyli turned against Rome and undertook the siege of [[Carthage]]. [[Syphax]] was defeated, however, and spent the remainder of his days in Roman captivity, while his tribe was assimilated into the kingdom of Masinissa. |
During the [[Second Punic War]] the Masaesyli initially supported the [[Roman Republic]] and were led by [[Syphax]] against the Massylii, who were led by [[Masinissa]]. After Masinissa threatened to unite all Numidians in a confederacy against Rome, the Masaesyli turned against Rome and undertook the siege of [[Carthage]]. [[Syphax]] was defeated, however, and spent the remainder of his days in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] captivity, while his tribe was assimilated into the kingdom of Masinissa. |
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The Masaesyli were a Berber tribe of western Numidia[1] and the main antagonists of the Massylii in eastern Numidia.
During the Second Punic War the Masaesyli initially supported the Roman Republic and were led by Syphax against the Massylii, who were led by Masinissa. After Masinissa threatened to unite all Numidians in a confederacy against Rome, the Masaesyli turned against Rome and undertook the siege of Carthage. Syphax was defeated, however, and spent the remainder of his days in Roman captivity, while his tribe was assimilated into the kingdom of Masinissa.
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- ^ Good, John (1819). Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia.
- UNESCO (1997), "Private documents of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural : From the Seventh Century BC to the Seventh Century AD", History of Humanity: From the Seventh Century BC to the Seventh Century AD, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural, pp. 289–290, ISBN 9789231028120
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