Person

Masuna

fl. 508 · 6th century

Masuna was a Berber king in western Algeria, named in an inscription of 508 at Altava as king of the peoples of the Moors and Romans. He is probably the Massonas whom Procopius describes as an ally of the Byzantine general Solomon against other Berber rulers in 535. His kingdom is one of the best-attested successor states of Roman Mauretania.

Masuna
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Mauretania CaesariensisKingdom of the Moors and Romans

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Masuna. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/masuna
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