Numidia

[ noo-mid-ee-uh, nyoo- ]

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noun

an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.

Numidia

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noun

an ancient country of N Africa, corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria: flourished until its invasion by Vandals in 429; chief towns were Cirta and Hippo Regius

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Exiled from Rome due to his political status, he was living happily in the "city" of Numidia before the Romans invaded, killed his wife and sold him into slavery.

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Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.

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By then, John had already moved to Numidia, eight miles north.

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Nefta may have begun as part of Numidia, a Roman province annexed in the first century BC, but has seen a number of different cultures come and go over the millennia.

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The Egyptian granite was beautifully encrusted with the precious green marble of Numidia.

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