Gaia (king)
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Gala (King of the Massylii)
)Gaia (
Numidian
tribe in North Africa.
Gaia reigned during the Second Punic War of ancient Rome. He was the father of King Masinissa,[4] and the brother of Oezalces.[5]
Greco-Roman authors give his name as "Gala", but an inscription in Dougga indicates it may have instead been "Gaia".[6]
See also
- List of Kings of Numidia
Notes
- ^ Huß, Werner (Bamberg) (2006-10-01), "Massylii", Brill’s New Pauly, Brill, retrieved 2022-01-20
- ^ Sanctis, Gaetano De (1968). Storia dei Romani: L'età delle guerre puniche. (2 Pt.) (in Italian). "La Nuova Italia" editrice. p. 505.
- ^ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 24.48
- ^ Livius, Titus; Freinsheim, Johann (1815-01-01). The history of Titus Livius, with the entire supplement of J. Freinsheim; tr. into Engl. p. 536.
- ISBN 9780521215923.
- ISBN 9781134402960. Retrieved 15 September 2015.