Micipsa

Micipsa (Numidian: Mikiwsan; , ; died BC) was the eldest legitimate son of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in North Africa. Micipsa became the King of Numidia in 148 BC.

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“Neither armies nor treasure form the bulwarks of a throne, but friends; these you can neither acquire by force of arms nor buy with gold; it is by devotion and loyalty that they are won.”

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Royalty.name: Micipsa
Royalty.image: Tridrachme, Argent, Numidie, Micipsa2.png
Royalty.caption: Silver tridrachm struck during Micipsa's reign. Obv: Laureate bust of Micipsa facing left and holding a mace; rev: a hooded figure riding an elephant.
Royalty.succession: King of Numidia
Royalty.reign: 148–118 BC
Royalty.predecessor: Massinissa
Royalty.successor: Hiempsal I Adherbal Jugurtha
Royalty.father: Masinissa
Royalty.reg type: Co-ruler

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Death
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Micipsa (Numidian: Mikiwsan; , ; died BC) was the eldest legitimate son of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in North Africa. Micipsa became the King of Numidia in 148 BC.

==Early life== In 151 BC, Masinissa sent Micipsa and his brother Gulussa to Carthage to demand that exiled pro-Numidian politicians be allowed to return, but they were refused entry at the city gates. As the royal party turned to depart, Hamilcar the Samnite and a group of his supporters attacked Micipsa's convoy, killing some of his attendants. This incident led to a retaliatory strike on the Carthaginian town of Oroscopa that heralded the start of the Carthaginian–Numidian War and eventually precipitated the Third Punic War.

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