Syphax was a king of the Masaesyles of western Numidia. Originally he was allied with the Romans against Carthage but his wife Sophonisbe convinced him to do just the opposite and so during Scipio's campaign in North Africa, Syphax joined forces with Hasdrubal of the Carthaginians. In the Battle of the Great Plains of the Second Punic War, Syphax was threatened with desertion by his army when the Roman legionaries, commanded by Gaius Laelius and Masinissa (whom had left Scipio with his men to make for Utica) approached the Numidian battle line. In a brave attempt to rally his troops, according to Livy in Book 30, Chapter Twelve, Syphax rode alone, straight towards the Roman cavalry, but in this desperate attempt his badly wounded horse threw him off. Syphax was pounced upon immediately by Roman soldiers and taken to the ecstatic Masinissa. Syphax's troops retreated to the capital city which later fell as Masinissa claimed his kingdom for which he had been waiting to 'rightfully' take for many years. Syphax was delivered to Scipio Africanus and was taken as a prisoner, dieing in Rome circa 203 / 202 BC. Numidia was an ancient African Berber kingdom and later a Roman province on the northern coast of Africa between the province of Africa (where Tunisia is now) and the province of Mauretania (which is now the western part of Algerias coastal area). ... Jump to: navigation, search In the centuries before the autocracy of Augustus, Rome had already accumulated a collection of tribute-states beyond the Italian Peninsula, including former Mediterranean competitors Syracuse and Carthage. ... Jump to: navigation, search A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola (ca. ... Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS) (236 - 183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic. ... Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthaginian generals, among whom the following are the most important: 1. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Second Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 218 to 202 BC. It was the second of three major wars fought between the Phoenician colony of Carthage, and the Roman Republic, then still confined to the Italian Peninsula. ... Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of the elder Scipio, whom he accompanied on his Spanish campaign (210 BC - 206 BC). ... Jump to: navigation, search Masinissa, King of Numidia Masinissa (c. ... Utica was a Phoenician colony, on the African coast, near Carthage. ... Jump to: navigation, search Masinissa, King of Numidia Masinissa (c. ... Jump to: navigation, search Masinissa, King of Numidia Masinissa (c. ... Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS) (236 - 183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC - 203 BC - 202 BC 201 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 3rd century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC - 202 BC - 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC Events October...

The Tunisian city Sfax is said to be named after him. Sfax, Looking across the Place de la Republique towards the Town Hall. ...