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Hiarbas (king)

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Several coin types have been tentatively attributed to Hiarbas. They lack legends and their attribution is based largely on the lack of other known coins attributable Hiarbas. These coins, if they belong to the reign of Hiarbas, contain the earliest examples of
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was sent to Africa to restore Roman control. In a campaign that lasted a mere forty days, he defeated and killed Domitius and forced Hiarbas to flee. The latter was soon captured near
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inherited the eastern kingdom, but was immediately confronted by a revolt led by Hiarbas. He was deposed and Hiarbas, who would have been regarded as a usurper by the
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and executed. Hiempsal was restored to the throne and the Gaetulians were formally placed under his authority. According to
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from Numidia. The obverse of three show a long-haired bearded man facing right with a long-haired beardless man wearing an
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in 88, Numidia was divided into a smaller western and a larger eastern kingdom.
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Maritz, Jessie A. (2001). "The Image of Africa: the Evidence of the Coinage".
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they succeeded in taking control of the province and allied with Hiarbas.
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facing right on the reverse. This latter image has been taken to be a
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Index

the king
Numidia
Iarbas
Dido
Virgil
Gaetulian
Jugurthine War
Gauda
Hiempsal II
Romans
Roman civil war
Marius
Roman province of Africa
Domitius Ahenobarbus
Pompey the Great
Bulla Regia
Plutarch
Massinissa II
personification
elephant scalp
personification of Africa


Maritz 2001




Roller 2003

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