List of kings of Numidia

Semi-legendary Some Numidian kings are only known though legends, while they could have existed, most of the details about their lives have been either exaggerated or completely invented. Among those kings there is Madghis who is believed to be an ancestor of the Numidians. There is also the mythical founder of the dynasty, Iles whose life is surrounded by mystery and whose existence is heavily debatable, some historians do not even consider him as a king who existed. This is why those kings are semi-legendary. Kings of the Massylii (Eastern Numidia) The last ruler of the Massylii conquered the Masaesyli and created the unified Numidian kingdom. Kings of the Masaesyli (Western Numidia) == Unified Numidia ==

The three sons of Massinissa originally shared the kingdom, dividing responsibility. Micipsa later tried the same thing with his three heirs, but the result was a civil war. The Roman Republic defeated Numidia during the Jugurthine War. Gauda thus succeeded to a reduced Numidian kingdom. He divided the kingdom geographically between his two sons, establishing two different lines of Numidian kings. They were briefly displaced by a certain Hiarbas, but Roman intervention restored them. == Dynastic conflicts ==

Eastern Numidia This was the main Numidian kingdom after 81. • Hiempsal II (88–60), son of Gauda • Juba I (60–46), son of Hiempsal II Annexed to Rome as province Africa Nova (46–30). • Juba II (30–25), son of Juba I Annexed to Rome as province Africa Proconsularis (25 BCE - 193 CE). Western Numidia This was a much smaller chiefdom than Eastern Numidia • Masteabar (88–81) • Massinissa II (81–46) • Sittius (46–44), a Roman mercenary leader • Arabio (44–40) Annexed to Rome as part of province Africa Nova (40–30). • Juba II (30–25), son of Juba I Annexed to the Kingdom of Mauretania (25 BCE - 40 CE). == Massylian-Ptolemaic dynasty of Mauretania (25 BC–40 AD) ==

== Non-dynastic rebels (40–69) ==