Definition of Numidians. Meaning of Numidians. Synonyms of Numidians

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Definition of Numidians

Numidian
Numidian Nu*mid"i*an, a. Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa. Numidian crane. (Zo["o]l.) See Demoiselle, 2.

Meaning of Numidians from wikipedia

- The Numidians were the Berber po****tion of Numidia (present-day Algeria). The Numidians were originally a semi-nomadic people, they migrated frequently...
- Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding...
- Numidian cavalry was a type of light cavalry developed by the Numidians. They were used by Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Numidian cavalry is first...
- Numidian /n(j)uːˈmɪdiən/ was a language spoken in ancient Numidia. The script in which it was written, the Libyco-Berber alphabet (from which Tifinagh...
- approximately 4,000 cavalry. Hannibal placed the Numidians among them on his left flank, facing Masinissa's Numidians; and the other African cavalry on the right...
- from the semi-nomadic Numidian tribes. To that end, he introduced Carthaginian agricultural techniques and forced many Numidians to settle as peasant farmers...
- Metellus found out the location of Jugurtha's army, he caught up with the Numidians and inflicted a serious defeat on the king. Jugurtha, with his family...
- between an army of largely Masaesyli Numidians commanded by their king Syphax and a force of mainly M****ylii Numidians led by Masinissa, who was supported...
- was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118...
- Hasdrubal saw it, drove the Numidians away. Dissatisfied with this, Hasdrubal had the Carthaginian army follow the Numidians, hoping to provoke them into...