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Massinissa

British  
/ ˌmæsɪˈnɪsə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Masinissa

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Or of the Roman Republic, during the Third Punic War, that it was acting under the orders of Massinissa, king of Numidia?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Massinissa Benlakehal contributed reporting from Tunis, and Asmaa al-Oman from Beirut.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Massinissa Benlakehal in Tunis contributed to this report.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2021

War was declared on the pretext that Carthage had engaged in war with Massinissa without the sanction of Rome.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Massinissa, in the New Sophonisba, is also a favourite of the sun:   ———The sun too seems   As conscious of my joy, with broader eye   To look abroad the world, and all things smile   Like Sophonisba.

From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George