Massiva

ⵎⵙⵉⴼⴰ (Known as "Prince Massiva")

Prince of Numidia, Claimant to the Throne

Born c. 140 BCE

Cirta, Algeria

Passed Away 110 BCE Rome, Italy

Lifespan ~30 years old

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"The blood of princes spilled in foreign forums calls out for justice in the hills of home."

Archival Overview

Numidian prince, grandson of Masinissa, whose assassination on the streets of Rome by Jugurtha's agents caused Roman fury and triggered the Jugurthine War.

Biographical Record

Massiva was the son of Prince Gulussa and grandson of the great Numidian King Masinissa. During the violent dynastic civil war that erupted following Micipsa's death, Massiva fled to Rome under the protection of Consul Spurius Postumius Albinus, petitioning the Roman Senate for the Numidian crown.

Recognizing the grave political danger Massiva posed, King Jugurtha dispatched his trusted agent Bomilcar to eliminate him. Massiva was murdered on the streets of Rome in 110 BCE, precipitating Jugurtha's expulsion from Italy and his famous departing words: 'A city for sale and doomed to quick destruction, if it should find a buyer!'

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Final Resting Place

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Numidian Royal Vaults
Cirta (Constantine), Algeria

                         GPS: 36.3650, 6.6147                    

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