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We often think of the Germanic barbarian kingdoms formed after the fall of Rome but we often forget about the Mauro-Roman kingdom since many do not even know about them. It, however, came to an end in 578 when King Garmul attacked the Byzantines and was defeated. Thus the region would be divided and easy pickings for when the Arabs coming rolling through.

  • 429: Mauro-Kingdom formed by unknown king
  • 508: Earliest mention of the first known king, Masuna. He allied the Byzantines and aided taking down the Vandals. He also fought against the Kingdom of Aures, a Berber confederation under Iaudas who attacked Byzantium. The Byzantines knew him as Massonas and he willingly submitted to Belisarius demanding in return a silver crown, a staff of silver gilt, a tunic and gilded boots.
  • 449: Masties becomes Dux of Aures. He would later proclaim himself Imperator. His capital was at Arris.
  • 516: Imperator Masties passes away and is succeeded by Iaudas.
  • 535: The rule of Mastigas/Mastinas begins. He governed almost the whole of Mauretania Caesariensis except for Caesarea which Byzantium ruled. He allied Iaudas to battle Ortaias. His kingdom was a safehaven for rebel Romans and Berbers defeated by Byzantium. Iaudas was eventually defeated by Byzantium but he was left alone. He printed coins of himself and Justinian I.
  • 541: The rule of Stotzas/Stutias begins. He was a Roman rebel who married either the daughter of Mastigas or Masuna.
  • 544: Stotzas joins Antalas in his rebellion against Byzantium. Antalas was chief of the Frexenses.
  • 545: In the battle of Thacia during the autumn, general John mortally wounds Stotzas killing him soon after. John, however, too would die in the battle.
  • 571: King Garmul destroys a Byzantine army. Praetorian prefect, Theodore, magister militum, Theoctistus were killed by Garmul in 570. He kills the successor of the later, Amabilis, in 571.
  • 577: Gennadius does battle against Garmul effectively.
  • 578: Garmul is killed and the kingdom collapses. Byzantium seizes the coast.

So what if Garmul either defeated Gennadius and managed to secure peace or what if he simply never annoyed the Byzantines and his successors didn't anger them either?

If there are any with knowledge in linguistics, how would Latin develop in the region due to heavy Berber influence.

Other facts on the region

  • The kingdom controlled Altava, its capital, Safar and Castra Severiana which was the seat of an ecclesiarchal diocese which was flourishing in the late antiquity.
  • In Mauretania Sitifiensis was a kingdom under the rule of Ortaias known to have existed in the 530s. It was an ally of Masuna and Byzantium.
  • The Kingdom of Aures stretched across southern Numidia.
  • The city of Safar had prefects, the one we know being Masgiven. Castra Severiana had a procurator we know of as Lidir and the same applied to Altava whose procurator was Maximus.
  • There was a formal and organized administration which the Romani (Romans) were subjected to. Mauri (Berbers) tribes were used as manpower. These tribes were controlled by granting estates and honours to key tribal leaders.
  • The kingdoms not bordering Byzantium were treated with lots of courtesy to keep them in line.
  • Mest berbers called themself rex or dux.
  • The Christianity in the region was heavily syncretised with Berber paganism.
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