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/nuˈmɪdiə/
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NOUN
- an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria
How To Use Numidia In A Sentence
- But in distant provinces, such as Numidia, the action of the central power was slow and irregular. Saint Augustin
- Jugurtham nisi ex insidiis aut suo loco pugnam facere, et jam aestatem exactam esse, ab Zama discedit et in iis urbibus, quae ad se [326] defecerant, satisque munitae loco aut moenibus erant, praesidia imponit; ceterum exercitum in provinciam, quae proxima est Numidiae, hiemandi gratia collocat. C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino
- They rose, indeed, from the equestrian order; but they preserved the praefecture, with the rank of senator and even with the annulship.] 43 He was a native of Caesarea, in Numidia, and began his fortune by serving in the household of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Numidiae, quam Adherbal in divisione possederat, flumen oriens a meridie, nomine Muthul; a quo aberat mons ferme milia passuum viginti tractu pari, [272] vastus ab natura et humano cultu. C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino
- The Carthaginian army, though strong in horsemen and in elephants, kept upon the hills and did nothing to save the country, and the wild desert tribes of Numidians came rushing in to plunder what the Romans had left. A Book of Golden Deeds
- He therefore persuaded the primate of Numidia to consecrate Augustine to be coadjutor bishop of Hippo.
- Their regions were identified as Numidia, Mauritania, and several others. The Coming Revolution
- Respecting the kingdom of Numidia, which is your own property, determine as you please, but if the memory of my grandfather Masinissa is still cherished by you, deliver me, I entreat you, by the majesty of your empire, and by the sacred ties of friendship, from the inhuman hands of Jugurtha. Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War
- Igitur Calpurnius initio, paratis commeatibus, acriter Numidiam ingressus est, multosque mortales et urbes aliquot pugnando cepit. C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino
- In life, Cleopatra Selene survived the machinations around her and became queen to King Juba of Numidia, in North Africa; in this absorbing historical novel, she becomes a woman with a tenacity and heart that would have made her famous mother proud. A Kingdom of Wonder, For Those With Eyes to See