The Kingdom of Ouarsenis (Latin : Regnum Mons Ancorarius[2][3][4][5][6]),was an independent Berber kingdom located in the Ouarsenis region in the north of present-day Algeria.
History
In 430, the tribes of Ouarsenis/Hodna established a kingdom with its capital at the Roman city of "Timgarta," which will be later named "Tihert" (today called Tiaret). The Kingdom was located in central Algeria. Ortayas was one of its monarchs.[7]
The royal necropolis of Djedars is a testimony of the existence of such a prestigious and prosperous kingdom in central west Algeria where the king Mastinâs « governed the berbers».[9][10]
Les Mazices (in Ancient Greek : Maxyes) was the berber tribe known to the latins as Massyles who governed in the provinces of Numidia in the region who inhabited the region.[11]
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