Numidia

[Ghaust the Moor]

It says on one of the loading screens of EB that the kings of numidia were massiliyan. Is that from the city of massalia? Or is that the people that lived in numidia. Also, would they be greek cultured or carthaginian?

[machinor]

Das is of course refering to a people in North Africa. Numidia as a united political state never existed. Numidia was basically a geographical name the Romans then applied to the kingdoms there. Much like they called the Seleukids either kings of Asia oder Syria.

[bobbin]

There were two main tribal groups in "Numidia" the Massylii and the Masaesyli, they were natives of the area. As for their culture i can't really be sure but i think they had their own but with Punic influences, especially the Massylii who were strongly associated with Carthage.

[Ghaust the Moor]

Which one is the biggest?

[Fluvius Camillus]

Yea you had that Numidia was both allied with Carthage and Rome. Each having their own tribal king as ally. Syphax and Masinissa if im right...

[bobbin]

Which one is the biggest? Couldn't say, they seemed to be evenly sized, in later times (Jugurthan war) the Masaesyli lands were apprantley more developed than the Massylii.

[Ghaust the Moor]

I have noticed that in eb, the rebel generals of this area are eastern greek cultured. Is that accurate?

[bobbin]

Nah that will be due to the limited number of cultures in the game. The numdians resided in one of the only places in the mediterranean world that wasn't settled by the greeks.

[Ghaust the Moor]

what culture would be most appropriate?

[bobbin]

Of the ones in EB, Punic probably.

[bobbin]

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[madbriton]

Lol great timing. Massiliya and Massalia are completely different, just as Segesta and Segestica are different cities. Just happen to have similar names.