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In the development of the second Punic war is documented the existence of three great african kingdoms. the numidians of masaesyles, with syphax as leader, which was undoubtedly the most extensive and powerful. However, it turned out to be defeated by the masyles numidia, headed by masinissa. the roman victory over carthage was also associated with the fight between the two numidias. in this paper we study the data known about the reign of syphax: the problematic origins of the kingdom, its territorial extension, the coins minted by king, as well as the historical evolution of the reign of syphax. |