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Gala (king)
Gaia
was an
ancient
Berber
king of
the
Massylii
, an
eastern
Numidian
tribe
in the
Ancient Algeria
of
North Africa
.
Gaia
reigned
during
the Second Punic War
of
ancient Rome
. He was
the father
of
King
Masinissa
, and the brother of
Oezalces
.
Greco-Roman
authors
give
his name as "Gala", but an
inscription
in
Dougga
indicates it may have instead been "Gaia".