and make a sacrifice in the Capitol. Masinissa also maintained ties with Hellenistic monarchs such as Nicomedes II of Bithynia, while his sons received their education in Greece, probably Athens.

Masinissa ruled for 55 years until his death in 148 BC, shortly before Rome's destruction of Carthage in 146 BC. Micipsa succeeded him, reigning for another 30 years. The three sons of Massinissa jointly ruled Numidia,