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105 BC

The heart of ancient Numidia lay in the eastern region of what is now Algeria in Northern Africa.
Source:(HNQ, 6/2/98)(SFC, 2/12/02, p.D3)
 
The Numidians were originally nomadic horsemen. They were defeated by Roman troops in the Jugurthine War in 105 BC and conquered by Rome in 46 BC. The Vandals and Byzantines ruled successively before Arabs conquered the area in the seventh century AD. Jugurtha was the king of Numidia.