Syphax

Japanese: Syphax
Syphax

…In the early stages of the Second Punic War, he served in the Carthaginian army as a member of the Massilia royal family. He fought against Rome in the Iberian Peninsula, but switched sides to the Roman side after seeing the Massilia king Syphax invade Massilia and ally with Carthage. He gained the trust of Scipio the Great, returned to Africa with the Roman army, and in 203 BC defeated Syphax, becoming king of Numidia by the Roman Senate. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Syphax" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第2次ポエニ戦争初期,マッシュリ王族の一人としてカルタゴ軍に参加。イベリア半島でローマと戦ったが,マサエシュリ王シュファクスSyphaxのマッシュリ領侵攻およびカルタゴとの同盟をみてローマ側に転身した。スキピオ(大)の信任を得,ローマ軍とともにアフリカに帰還し,前203年,シュファクスを倒して,ローマ元老院によりヌミディアの王と認められた。…

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