Masinissa

[ mas-uh-nis-uh ]

/ ˌmæs əˈnɪs ə /

238–149 b.c., king of Numidia c210–149.

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Sutch was the ende of the vnhappy loue of kynge Massinissa, and of the fayre and lucklesse Queene Sophonisba.

The Palace of Pleasure |William Painter
King Massinissa, were it never so sharp weather, always went bareheaded.

The World's Greatest Books--Volume 14--Philosophy and Economics |Various
But retourning gayne to this afflicted gentleman Massinissa.

The Palace of Pleasure |William Painter
Disputes with Massinissa, which led to the gradual partition of the Carthaginian territory in Africa.

A Manual of Ancient History |A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren

War was declared on the pretext that Carthage had engaged in war with Massinissa without the sanction of Rome.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various

Massinissa

/ (ˌmæsɪˈnɪsə) /

a variant spelling of Masinissa

Masinissa

/ (ˌmæsɪˈnɪsə) /

?238–?149 bc, king of Numidia (?210–149), who fought as an ally of Rome against Carthage in the Second Punic War