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3rd Century BCE Numidian chief, fought in the Mercenary War
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Naravas
ⵏⵔⴱⵙ
Numidian prince
Possibly a king
Entrance of Naravas into Mâtho's Tent, as envisaged by Georges Rochegrosse and Eugène-André Champollion.King of the Masaesyli?ReignunknownPredecessorLast recorded previous ruler AylimasSuccessorperhaps Syphax
Born3rd century BC
Eastern NumidiaSpousseSalammbo (3rd daughter of Hamilcar)HouseMassyliiDynastyMassyllianFatherZelalsan II
Military career
Conflicts
Mercenary war
Battle of Utica
Hamilcar's defeat of Spendius and Autaritus
Battle of the Bagradas River (240 BC)
Siege of tunis
Naravas (Numidian: ⵏⵔⴱⵙ, Nrbs(h);[1] Punic: 𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤈
,
nrwt)[2] was a Numidian prince of the 3rd century BCE,[3] occasionally referred to as a king,[4] descending from the Massylian royal dynasty of Eastern Numidia.[5] He played a pivotal role in the Mercenary War (241–238 BCE), initially joining the Libyan rebels before later aligning with Carthage, an alliance that significantly shifted the balance of power during the conflict.[6] Naravas was the son of Zelalsan II,[3] the uncle of the Numidian King Masinissa,[5] and the son-in-law of the Carthaginian general Hamilcar.[4]
Alliance with Hamilcar Barca[edit]
During the Mercenary War, Naravas had joined the army of Spendius.  During a critical time, he switched his allegiance to Hamilcar Barca of Carthage.
In 239 BC, he arrived at Hamilcar's camp with 2,000 horsemen.  This probably saved the Carthaginian army from destruction. His troops pushed back the mercenaries of Mathos, the Libyan chief, at the Battle of Bagradas River.  After the battle, he took possession of the town of Utica.
Family[edit]
Naravas married the third daughter of Hamilcar Barca, the sister of Hannibal. Her name is unknown, but Gustave Flaubert gave her the name Salammbo in his novel of that name.
References[edit]
↑
Huss, Werner (1985). Geschichte der Karthager (in German). C.H.Beck. p. 265. ISBN 978-3-406-30654-9.
↑
Hoyos, B. Dexter (2007). Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 Bc. BRILL. p. 148. ISBN 978-90-04-16076-7.
1 2
Hoyos, Dexter (2010-06-10). The Carthaginians. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-96862-4.
1 2
Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Jr, Professor Henry Louis Gates (2012-02-02). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
1 2
Hoyos, Dexter (2015-05-26). A Companion to the Punic Wars. John Wiley & Sons. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-119-02550-4.
↑
Kadra-Hadjadji, Houaria (2013). Masinissa, the Great African (in French). KARTHALA Editions. pp. 35 to 43. ISBN 978-2-8111-0915-8.
External links[edit]
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1138
Cannae: the Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War.
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Iarbas
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Zelalsan I
Iles
Aylimas
Niptasan
"Unknown king I"
Zelalsan II
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Naravas
"Unknown king II"
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Publius Sittius
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