Kingdom of the Garamantes

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Establishment

• January 151: The Garamantes emerged as a major regional power in the mid second century AD, establishing a kingdom.

Chronology

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1. War of Faustus again the Garamantes

Was the War of the Roman Empire against the Garamantes of the Libyan desert waged by legate Quintus Anicius Faustus.

• January 198: The legate of Legio III Augusta Quintus Anicius Faustus had been fighting against the Garamantes along the Limes Tripolitanus for five years, capturing several settlements from the enemy such as Cydamus, Gholaia, Garbia, and their capital Garama - over 600 km south of Leptis Magna.

2. Conquest of Garama

Was the War waged by the Roman Emperor Severus against the Garamantes in the Libyan desert.

• January 204: Roman Emperor Septimius Severus briefly held a military presence in Garama.
• February 204: Emperor Septimius Severus led a Roman military campaign to acquire the territory of Garama in 203. The Garamantes were a Berber tribe known for their skilled cavalry and control of trans-Saharan trade routes. The acquisition of Garama expanded the Roman Empire's influence in North Africa.

Disestablishment

• January 670: Garama was conquered by Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi in 669 AD.