| Sinifere | |
|---|---|
War | |
| Other names | Canapphari |
| Latin | deo marti canapphari avgvsto |
| Venerated in | Numidia, Libya |
| Major cult centre | Bu Njem. Tripolitania |
| Adherents | Berbers |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Ares |
| Roman | Mars (mythology) |
Sinifere also known as Canapphari was an Amazigh god of War[1] in numitheism who had a major cult center and a temple in Bu Njem, Tripolitania.[2][3]
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History
[edit]A dedication of the temple erected by a detachment of the 3rd Legion in 225 AD which was garrisoned at Golas under the command of the centurion T. Flavius Apronianus reads the following[1] :
"deo marti canapphari avgvsto..."
Canapphari (or Canappharis) is an indigenous berber deity equated with the Roman Mars. He therefore has the same characteristics as Sinifere, god of war, mentioned in these same regions three centuries later by Corripus. It is probable that Sinifere and Canapphari are the same name, laboriously transcribed at different times.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Canappharii Sinifere". journals.openedition.org. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ^ Merrills, Andy (2023-10-26). War, Rebellion and Epic in Byzantine North Africa: A Historical Study of Corippus' Iohannis. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-39199-3.
- ^ R. Rebuffat, "New Research in the South of Tripolitania". C.R.A.I.B.L., 1972, p. 319-339