Gala

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Gala was a Numidian king of the Massylii tribe in North Africa during the 3rd century BCE, known for his role in the power dynamics surrounding Carthage and Rome before and during the Second Punic War.

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Gala canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Numidian king
historical figure
monarch
activeDuring Second Punic War
contemporaryWith Hannibal Barca
Masinissa
Scipio Africanus
Syphax
continent Africa
country Numidia
era Hellenistic period
ethnicity Numidian
linked to: Numidia
fatherOf Masinissa
historicalRegion Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
involvedIn Carthaginian–Numidian relations
Roman–Numidian relations
knownFor leadership of the Massylii Numidians
role in power dynamics between Carthage and Rome
languageContext Punic world
locatedIn eastern Numidia
opposedBy Syphax
politicalContext Carthaginian–Roman rivalry
linked to: Punic Wars
positionHeld King of the Massylii
linked to: King of Numidia
predecessorStateRelation Carthage
Roman Republic
region North Africa
relatedTo Masinissa
sphereOfInfluence eastern Numidian tribes
successor Masinissa
timePeriod 3rd century BCE
tribalAffiliation Massylii
typeOfMonarch tribal king

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Masinissa father Gala
Massylii ruler Gala