Hiempsal II was king of Numidia from 88 – 60 BC. He was the son of Gauda, half-brother of Jugurtha, and was the father of Juba I.
In 88 BC, after the triumph of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, when Gaius Marius and his son fled from Rome to Africa, Hiempsal received them with apparent friendliness, his real intention being to detain them as prisoners. Marius discovered this intention in time and made good his escape with the assistance of the king's daughter.[1]
In 81 BC, Hiempsal was driven from his throne by the Numidians themselves, or by Hiarbas, ruler of part of the kingdom, supported by Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, the leader of the Marian party in Africa. Soon afterwards Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus was sent to Africa by Sulla to reinstate Hiempsal, whose territory was subsequently increased by the addition of some land on the coast in accordance with a treaty concluded with Lucius Aurelius Cotta.[1]
When the tribune Publius Servilius Rullus introduced his agrarian law (63 BC), these lands, which had been originally assigned to the Roman people by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, were expressly exempted from sale, which roused the indignation of Marcus Tullius Cicero (De lege agraria, i. 4, ii. 22). From Suetonius (Caesar, 71) it is evident that Hiempsal was alive in 62 BC.[1]
According to Sallust (Jugurtha, 17), he was the author of an historical work in the Punic language.[1]
HiempsalII was king of Numidia from 88 – 60 BC. He was the son of Gauda, half-brother of Jugurtha, and was the father of Juba I. In 88 BC, after the...
Hiempsal, was the name of the two kings of Numidia Hiempsal I, the son of Micipsa, was assassinated by Jugurtha. HiempsalII, the son of Gauda, the half-brother...
who reigned from 60 to 46 BC. He was the son and successor to HiempsalII. In 81 BC Hiempsal had been driven from his throne; soon afterwards, Pompey was...
Punic, which books were said to be once possessed by the Berber king, HiempsalII (r. 88–81). By way of Berber informants and Punic translators, Sallust...
kingdom after 81. HiempsalII (88–60), son of Gauda Juba I (60–46), son of HiempsalII Annexed to Rome as province Africa Nova (46–30). Juba II (30–25), son...
divided the kingdom of Numidia between his sons, Masteabar and his brother HiempsalII. Masinissa's ally and contemporary, Juba I of eastern Numidia, was most...
either Juba II or Ptolemy established an imperial cult honoring HiempsalII, a previous Numidian King and paternal grandfather of Juba II. According to...
[citation needed] Masteabar, petty king of West-Numidia.[citation needed] HiempsalII, king of Numidia, son of Gauda, 88 to 60 BC.[citation needed] Hiarbas...
Numidia. He was a son of Gauda, ruler of all Numidia, and brother of HiempsalII, ruler of eastern Numidia. His existence is known only from a single...
his two sons Hiempsal I and Adherbal and Masinissa's illegitimate grandson, Jugurtha, who was very popular among the Numidians. Hiempsal and Jugurtha...
Metellus who fled to Numidia; pursued here, he and the Numidian king HiempsalII were forced to flee onwards to Mauretania. From here, Metellus made his...
protection of HiempsalII. Hadrianus allied with Hiarbas, a rival for the Numidian kingship, and succeeded in temporarily ousting Hiempsal, who hid out...
Numidia (complete list) – Gauda, King (105–88 BC) HiempsalII, King (88–60 BC) Juba I, King (60–46 BC) Juba II, client King under Rome (29–25 BC) Morocco Mauretania...
Hiempsal I, king of Numidia Gauda, Jugurtha's brother; a king of Numidia Iarbas, Gaetulian king Hiarbas, king, usurped the throne of Numidia Hiempsal...
117 to 105 BC, captured in war by Romans and executed in Rome 104 BC. HiempsalII, King of Numidia 88 to 60 BC, deposed by the Numidians in 81,restored...
therefore Hiempsal's brother and cousin of Jugurtha. Unlike his brother's, his role in the story is decidedly important: after Hiempsal's untimely death...
Algeria) as the capital for the Numidian court. Micipsa had two natural sons, Hiempsal and Adherbal, and is reported to have added his illegitimate nephew Jugurtha...
office (e.g. Aldo Moro and Shinzo Abe) are excluded. Assassination of William II on 2 August 1100, New Forest, England Assassination of John the Fearless on...
and, along with Marius and the other surviving outlaws, took refuge with Hiempsal, the King of Numidia in north Africa. They did not stay long at his court...
(202–148 BC) Micipsa, King (148–118 BC) Adherbal, King (118–117, 117–112 BC) Hiempsal I, King (117 BC) Jugurtha, King (117–105 BC) Gauda, King (105–88 BC) Morocco...
After his death, Micipsa succeeded to the throne, Micipsa had two sons, Hiempsal I and Adherbal, who took the power for a short period before being overthrown...
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