This article is about the ancient king of the Masaesyli. For the mythological figure, see
Sufax . For the genus of fossil spiders, see
Syphax (spider) . For the Tunisian airline, see
Syphax Airlines .
King of the Masaesyli
Syphax (Ancient Greek : Σύφαξ , Sýphax ;[ 1] Punic : 𐤎𐤐𐤒 , SPQ )[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] was a king of the Masaesyli tribe of western Numidia (present-day Algeria ) during the last quarter of the 3rd century BC. His story is told in Livy 's Ab Urbe Condita (written c. 27–25 BC).[ 5] He ruled over a territory extending from present day Constantine to Fez .[ 6]
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