Roman–Numidian alliance

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The Roman–Numidian alliance was a strategic partnership between the Roman Republic and King Masinissa of Numidia that played a crucial role in Rome’s victory over Carthage during the Second Punic War and the subsequent Punic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic alliance ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
afterEffect Carthaginian power curtailed by treaty obligations ⓘ
Numidia recognized as a Roman ally ⓘ
beneficiary Masinissa ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
characterizedBy Numidian military support for Rome ⓘ
Roman diplomatic support for Masinissa ⓘ
mutual strategic interests ⓘ
chronology 2nd century BC ⓘ
late 3rd century BC ⓘ
conflict Second Punic War ⓘ
Third Punic War ⓘ
endCause Roman annexation and reorganization of North Africa ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Masinissa ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ
hasParticipant Kingdom of Numidia ⓘ
linked to: Numidia

Masinissa ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Republic era ⓘ
influenced balance of power in North Africa ⓘ
outcome of the Battle of Zama ⓘ
languageOfDiplomacy Berber languages ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Punic ⓘ
location North Africa ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ
militaryContribution Numidian light cavalry to Roman armies ⓘ
opposedTo Carthage ⓘ
precededBy Masinissa’s defection from Carthage to Rome ⓘ
purpose Roman hegemony in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
defeat of Carthage ⓘ
relatedTo Punic Wars ⓘ
Roman foreign policy in Africa ⓘ
result Roman victory in the Second Punic War ⓘ
expansion of Numidian territory ⓘ
increased Roman influence in North Africa ⓘ
weakening of Carthage ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Zama ⓘ
startTime c. 206 BC ⓘ
supportedBy Numidian cavalry ⓘ

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Masinissa → knownFor → Roman–Numidian alliance ⓘ