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29: 224:, who had been an ally of Masuna. Mastigas allied with Iaudas in an attempt at capturing territory held by Ortaias. Iaudas would be defeated by the Eastern Roman Empire, but Mauretania would not see any Eastern Roman attacks, perhaps due to it being located further away from the African capital of 152:
and an enemy of both the Eastern Roman Empire and the previous Mauro-Roman king, Masuna, in an attempt at capturing territory from other smaller Berber kingdoms in the region. Unlike Iaudas and his kingdom, the realm of Mastigas would not face any Eastern Roman attacks, possibly due to its more
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and his followers. Stotzas married the daughter of a local noble (perhaps the daughter of Mastigas or Masuna) and was allegedly named as King in 541 AD, potentially succeeding Mastigas as
228:. Perhaps due to its further off location, the Mauro-Roman Kingdom would act as a safe haven for surviving defeated Berber warriors and even rebel Romans, such as for the African rebel 400: 111: 335: 221: 185:. Mastigas was identified as an independent ruler with control of much of the former Roman province except for the former capital, 216:, an enemy of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the previous Mauro-Roman King Masuna, and large parts of the former province of 345: 153:
distant location, and would later on provide a safe haven for surviving defeated Berber forces and rebel Romans.
129:. During the reign of Mastigas, the Mauro-Roman Kingdom governed almost the entire ancient Roman province of 372: 233: 122: 181:
is the only source on him, briefly mentioning Mastigas and other local Berber rulers in Book II of the
166: 130: 209: 149: 186: 134: 244: 217: 194: 138: 8: 118: 42: 321: 252: 341: 81: 190: 103: 394: 174: 248: 325: 320:. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society. 198: 178: 240: 225: 33: 382: 229: 205: 162: 87: 70: 365: 213: 170: 145: 126: 60: 28: 285: 283: 268: 295: 280: 392: 336:The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 332: 274: 27: 315: 301: 289: 193:possession and later reconquered by the 318:Matasuntha or Mastinas: a reattribution 393: 239:Mastigas struck coins bearing his own 401:Monarchs of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom 133:, except for the former capital of 13: 36:of Mastigas, as seen on his coins. 14: 412: 333:Martindale, John Robert (1992). 251:, much like the rulers of other 309: 243:as well as the portrait of the 43:King of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom 16:King of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom 340:. Cambridge University Press. 1: 258: 169:in the late 530s, succeeding 373:King of the Moors and Romans 263: 234:King of the Moors and Romans 123:King of the Moors and Romans 121:during the sixth century as 7: 220:was under the rule of King 10: 417: 379: 370: 362: 357: 316:Grierson, Philip (1959). 197:under the famous general 144:Mastigas would ally with 107: 80: 76: 66: 56: 48: 41: 26: 21: 156: 167:Mauretania Caesariensis 131:Mauretania Caesariensis 86:A daughter, married to 338:: Volume 3, AD 527-641 137:which was held by the 245:Eastern Roman Emperor 218:Mauretania Sitifensis 212:, was ruled by King 210:Kingdom of the Aurès 195:Eastern Roman Empire 189:, which had been in 150:Kingdom of the Aurès 139:Eastern Roman Empire 108:Μαστίγας or Μαστίνας 161:Mastigas ruled the 119:Mauro-Roman Kingdom 253:Barbarian kingdoms 183:De Bello Vandalico 389: 388: 380:Succeeded by 93: 92: 408: 363:Preceded by 355: 354: 351: 329: 305: 299: 293: 287: 278: 272: 116: 113: 109: 31: 19: 18: 416: 415: 411: 410: 409: 407: 406: 405: 391: 390: 385: 376: 368: 348: 312: 300: 296: 288: 281: 275:Martindale 1992 273: 269: 266: 261: 247:, at this time 208:, known as the 159: 148:, ruler of the 114: 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 414: 404: 403: 387: 386: 381: 378: 369: 364: 360: 359: 358:Regnal titles 353: 352: 347:978-0521201599 346: 330: 311: 308: 307: 306: 304:, p. 129. 294: 292:, p. 128. 279: 277:, p. 851. 265: 262: 260: 257: 158: 155: 115: 535–541 91: 90: 84: 78: 77: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 39: 38: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 413: 402: 399: 398: 396: 384: 375: 374: 367: 361: 356: 349: 343: 339: 337: 331: 327: 323: 319: 314: 313: 303: 302:Grierson 1959 298: 291: 290:Grierson 1959 286: 284: 276: 271: 267: 256: 254: 250: 246: 242: 237: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 202: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 175:Eastern Roman 172: 168: 164: 154: 151: 147: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 125:, succeeding 124: 120: 105: 101: 97: 89: 85: 83: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 51: 47: 44: 40: 35: 30: 25: 20: 371: 334: 317: 310:Bibliography 297: 270: 238: 203: 182: 160: 143: 117:) ruled the 99: 95: 94: 249:Justinian I 201:in 533 AD. 57:Predecessor 259:References 199:Belisarius 177:historian 264:Citations 204:Southern 179:Procopius 67:Successor 395:Category 377:535–541 326:42662366 241:monogram 226:Carthage 187:Caesarea 135:Caesarea 100:Mastinas 96:Mastigas 34:Monogram 22:Mastigas 383:Stotzas 230:Stotzas 222:Ortaias 206:Numidia 163:Berbers 88:Stotzas 71:Stotzas 52:535–541 366:Masuna 344:  324:  214:Iaudas 191:Vandal 173:. The 171:Masuna 146:Iaudas 127:Masuna 61:Masuna 322:JSTOR 157:Reign 104:Greek 82:Issue 49:Reign 342:ISBN 165:of 112:fl. 98:or 397:: 282:^ 255:. 236:. 141:. 110:, 106:: 350:. 328:. 102:(

Index


Monogram
King of the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Masuna
Stotzas
Issue
Stotzas
Greek
Mauro-Roman Kingdom
King of the Moors and Romans
Masuna
Mauretania Caesariensis
Caesarea
Eastern Roman Empire
Iaudas
Kingdom of the Aurès
Berbers
Mauretania Caesariensis
Masuna
Eastern Roman
Procopius
Caesarea
Vandal
Eastern Roman Empire
Belisarius
Numidia
Kingdom of the Aurès
Iaudas
Mauretania Sitifensis
Ortaias

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