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Topic: Numidian

	RedRampant.com
		Highly effective as light cavalry, the Numidian horsemen would dash up to an enemy, let lose light javelins, and then gallop away before they could be met with a counter attack.
		Caesar commanded Numidian archers, often fighting alongside men from Crete who were reputed to be the best archers in the world.
		Numidian cavalry serve in the fight against the Dacians as depicted in Trajan's Column.
	www.redrampant.com /ancients/numarmy.html (551 words)

	The Nimble Numidian
		Numidians were always tormented by the lack of solid fighting foot troops.
		The Numidians had stationed themselves and their horses among the thickets and although they were not completely hidden by the low trees, it was difficult to distinguish just what was there since the men and their standards were concealed both by their surroundings and by camouflage." [Sallust.
		Numidian cavalry and infantry were used to operating with elephants and capable of stiff resistance as long as the elephants stood fast.
	www.fortunecity.com /skyscraper/ballard/168/nimble.html (3475 words)

	Numidia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Numidians were frequently found in the Carthagian armies and the Numidian cavalry was distinguished as one of the finest of its type of fighting force.
		The former consul Lucius Opimiuus was sent to Numidia as leader of a commission of senators to divide the kingdom between Adherbal and Jugurtha.
		Marius was given the Numidian command and, after recruiting a new army which did not follow land possession requirements for enlistment, launched another campaign against Jugurtha.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /WestCivI/new_page_79.htm (2132 words)

	Numidia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Numidians were frequently found in the Carthaginian armies by that time.
		The third and final attempt by a Numidian to found a powerful state was that of Juba I, between 49 and 46 B.C., ending with his defeat by Julius Caesar at Thapsus.
		This schismatic Christian group was particularly strong among the Numidian peasantry, to whom it appealed as a focus of protest against deteriorating social conditions.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /imperialism/notes/numidia.html (470 words)

	oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: C# in a Nutshell
		Though numidian cranes are the smallest cranes, they defend their territories as aggressively as other crane species, using their loud voices to warn others of trespassing.
		Numidian cranes nest in uplands rather than wetlands and will even live in the desert if there is water within 200 to 500 meters.
		Numidian cranes are considered a symbol of good luck in some countries and are sometimes even protected by law.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/csharpnut/colophon.html (410 words)

	Chemtou, Tunisia
		In this area are the quarries, worked from Numidian times in the second century B.C. to Byzantine times in the sixth century A.D., which yielded the famous marmor numidicus, in colors ranging from a uniform dark yellow to light pink and creamy white, used in the construction of imperial buildings throughout the Mediterranean area.
		This Numidian marble, now known as giallo antico, ranked after Egyptian porphyry and the green serpentine of Sparta as the most precious stone of antiquity, and its quarrying was an imperial monopoly.
		In the mid second century B.C. the Numidian king Masinissa had captured the fertile corn-growing areas in the upper Bagradas valley and around Dougga from the Carthaginians and had thus pushed the frontiers of his kingdom far to the east.
	www.planetware.com /tunisia/chemtou-tun-je-ch.htm (668 words)

	Wargaming with Numidians
		Areas of rough or difficult terrain occupied by Numidian light troops allow the Numidian light horse to avoid close combat with enemy heavies until everything is in their favour.
		Attempts to delay a large force of Numidian light horse are unlikely to be successful for long, particularly if the enemy is also being assailed from the front by one of the on-table commands.
		the Numidians on the Carthaginian right were attacking the cavalry opposite them on the Roman left; they did not inflict many casualties, however, nor did they suffer any serious losses themselves because of their peculiar methods of fighting.
	www.byzant.demon.co.uk /numidart.htm (4005 words)

	Numidians (DBA 53) and Moors (DBA 65)
		A Numidian by birth, he had served as an auxiliary in the Roman camp, then becoming a deserter, he at first gathered round him a roving band familiar with robbery, for plunder and for rapine.
		The Numidians and Moors were mainly pastoralists in the Punic period.
		In the painting guide to the Carthaginian army, Jonathan Lim says describes the Numidian cavalry thus, "They wore brown clothes, had brown hair and brown ponies....even their shields were covered in brown cow hide, Very boring to look at".
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/dba53&65.html (3302 words)

	Third Punic War
		Repeated Numidian raids brought the situation to a head in the late 150's BC.
		The Numidians crushed the inexperienced army, but worse yet, a military tribune, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (grandson of Scipio Africanus through adoption) was there to witness the battle.
		As a result the Carthaginians were stripped of their ability to defend themselves and were not allowed to raise an army or conduct war without Roman approval and conditions were moving ever closer to a state of war.
	www.unrv.com /empire/third-punic-war.php (1619 words)

	The site of Bulla Regia
		It is to this Numidian period that Bulla owes the qualifying REGIA or royal that figures in Latin texts.
		In fact we know that the Numidian Kingdom was divided into regions and at the head of each there was a King representative.
		It was also during the Numidian era that the walls surrounding the city were built and only a few sections of them remain in the northern part of the site.
	www.edunet.tn /ressources/Clubintrnet/projets/jendoubarch/bullaang.htm (1101 words)

	The Battle of Zama - History Forum
		I think Scipio was to good a general to allow another Cannae to happen, even if the cavalry was equal in quality, Scipio had a clear superiority in infantry quality, the legions he had were better than the majority of Hannibals troops, excluding his veterans.
		But it was the numidian cavalry which descivley won the battle.
		They certainly offered the decisive blow, but again the result would of been no different, Zama was a battle Hannibal had a small chance of winning, he was for the first time coming up against a general of equal if not superior abilities in unfavourable circumstances, on ground of Scipios choosing.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=5321 (943 words)

	The Battle of the Muthul River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The path of the Roman army had to cross a mountain range to reach the Numidian interior, then traverse a desert plane eighteen miles wide before reaching the River Muthul where it would find much needed water before it could move on.
		Swarms of Numidian cavalry charged down from the ridge engulfing the Romans, keeping them in small detachments that were unable to advance or support one another.
		From this advantage point Marius was then able to fall on the rear of the Numidian cavalry and rejoin the separated detachment into a cohesive Roman army.
	www.societasviaromana.org /Collegium_Militarium/muthul.php (731 words)

	Battle of Zama
		The Numidians were enveloped and attacked from all sides.
		Although attacked from three sides by the Romans, the heavy infantry stood their ground while the Numidians were cut to pieces.
		The Numidians rode out to try and regain the momentum, but they were devastated by rampaging elephants.
	www.juniorgeneral.org /rome/zama2.html (1346 words)

	Jugurtha
		The Roman commander was impressed by the Numidian's courage, the two men became friends, Jugurtha learned to speak Latin, and made new friend among the Roman senators.
		A treaty was concluded, in which the Numidian king agreed to pay a fine of silver, hand over thirty elephants, and give the Romans several horses.
		In 107, he took over the Numidian command and launched a new campaign, which culminated in the capture of Capsa and fights in the neighborhood of Cirta.
	www.livius.org /jo-jz/jugurtha/jugurtha.html (1298 words)

	Western North Africa, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The many groups of Numidian nomads had begun to confederate in the third century B.C. Masinissa encourages settled agriculture, urban developments, and Carthaginian customs.
		The quarries, first operated by the Numidian kings and later by the Roman emperors, supply stone for lavish building enterprises throughout the Mediterranean, including the Forum of Augustus (ca.
		In Caesar's triumphal procession, resplendent booty worthy of Numidian wealth and taste is paraded through the streets of Rome, along with Juba II, infant son of the defeated king.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/04/afw/ht04afw.htm (793 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dougga is one of the chief cities of the area and is situated between the coastal region under Carthaginian control and the great Numidian plains.
		It seems to have been the residence of Numidian kings from after the 3rd Punic War, to the point where Numidia was annexed and the province of Africa Nova formed in 46 BC.
		The period of the Numidian kingdoms was the finest for this type of composite art.
	museums.ncl.ac.uk /roman_africa/DOUGMAUS.HTM (416 words)

	The Battle of Zama
		The Roman left wing was made up of Italian allied cavalry, while the right wing consisted of the Numidian calvary of Massinissa.
		On his left wing he had his Numidian cavalry and to the right stood the Carthaginian cavalry.
		Yet it was exactly the addition of the rebel Masinissa's Numidian cavalry to Scipio's forces which effectively sealed Hannibal's defeat.
	www.roman-empire.net /army/zama.html (1259 words)

	Great Battles of History: Vae Victis 6 Translation
		Tacfarinas, a Numidian who had served in the Roman auxiliares, took charge of an irregular troop to raid and pillage.
		That which [doit = ought?] to happen then happened: the Numidians were put in complete rout by the solid professional army of the Romans and Camillus won the triumphal insignia.
		The Numidians retreat towards to southeast edge of the map.
	patriot.net /~townsend/GBoH/gboh-vv6-translation.html (871 words)

	Civilization III: Play The World
		While frequently led by Carthaginian soldiers, the majority of the Carthaginian armies was comprised of mercenaries.
		These Numidian mercenaries were equipped with loot from assorted engagements against Rome, and were generally regarded as capable soldiers and spearmen.
		Numidian Mercenaries replace Spearmen as the first and best defensive units of the Bronze Age for the Carthaginians and have an increased attack ability.
	www.civ3.com /ptw_prof_carth.cfm (879 words)

	HaT Industrie 8024 - Numidian light cavalry
		Numidian light cavalry mounted on 60 mm wide and 40 mm deep wargaming bases.
		The Numidian light cavalry is a good choice for wargamers.
		The Numidians fought Romans and Carthaginians, and served alongside either of them during and after the Punic Wars.
	www.miniatures.de /html/int/hat-8024-numidian-light-horse.html (396 words)

	Numidian (DBA II/40) help plz. - Fanaticus Forum
		I have read the Numidians resource and searched this forum, i hope i got this army right.
		You may want to leave off the tower from the elephant, unless you are moedlling an army from after the punic wars.
		This was a fun experiment in creating as many options as I could with the figures I had on hand.
	www.fanaticus.org /discussion/showthread.php?t=2702 (704 words)

	Numidian and Moorish Armies
		When this article is up you might like to decommission the Numidian Light Cavalry, Numidian Elephant and Gallic Command Group pages which will be duplicated here.
		At the time of writing (mid-1999) it is now possible to get all the figure types shown here straight out of the box from the Hat Carthaginian range.
		As you can see many of the figures are interchangeable with the Numidian army.
	www.geocities.com /nwgrant/tony/numidians.html (1166 words)

	The area around the museum
		In its course a Numidian sanctuary in Hellenistic style was discovered.
		The golden marble of Chimtou was first quarried under Numidian King Micipsa (149 to 118 B.C.).
		In course of excavation in the quarry area, the foundations of a Numidian monument were discovered.
	www.chimtou.com /Area.html (439 words)

	Hamilcar the Samnite - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 153 BC, seeing that Rome and her ally Numidia were preoccupied with the Celtiberian War, Hamilcar persuaded Carthalo -- who at the time was on a tour of duty as commander of Carthage's auxiliary forces -- to conduct raids on settlers sent by the Numidian king Masinissa to occupy disputed territory.
		Masinissa sent his sons Micipsa and Gulussa to demand that the Carthaginian exiles be allowed to return, but they were turned away at the gates.
		This incident led to the Carthaginian-Numidian War (151-150 BC), which led to a disastrous defeat for Carthage and, ultimately, the Third Punic War.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Hamilcar_the_Samnite (274 words)

	Backgound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Numidia's ninety-two year old king, Massinissa, who in spite of his advanced age was still a proud warrior and had frequently plagued Carthage by raiding Carthage, always knowing that the Romans would help him if he needed their aid.
		Massinissa died in the early phases of the Third Punic War; a war he had a hand in provoking.
		He had also sought the help of the Roman proconsul Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus to divide the Numidian kingdom after his death among his three sons Micipsa, Gulussa, and Mastarnable.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /WestCivI/backgound.htm (317 words)

	RES GESTAE part 5 :Numidian Kingdom - The Guild
		Polybius gave an excellent account of this style of fighting in his account of the battle of Cannae.
		Armor was not worn, nor were hand weapons generally carried.
		I really like the Numidian javelinmen, they look just like the Moors from Trajan's column.
	forums.totalwar.org /vb/showthread.php?t=62578 (2351 words)

	Chemtou, Tunisia: Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is believed to have been built by the command of Micipsa.
		Among the interesting things to look out for here, are the pieces of Numidian marble, which has proven that pre-Roman culture was more sophisticated than what has been presumed.
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	i-cias.com /tunisia/chemtou10.htm (256 words)

	Numidian Stallions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Augustine believed that an individual will choose evil over good without the intervention of god (or the government which is empowered by god).
		In the end, Augustine courted the roman emperor and with a bribe of 80 Numidian stallions (via Augustine's friend and fellow bishop Alypius), swayed emperor Honorius.
		In 418 pope Zosimus excommunicated Pelagius, and Honorius condemned him as a heretic.
	www.awry.com /numidian.html (280 words)

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