The high point of Berber civilisation, unequalled until the coming of the Almohads and Almoravids more than a millennium later, was reached during the reign of Masinissa in the 2nd century BC.
ðə hˈaɪ pˈɔɪnt ʌv bˈɜːbɚ sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən, ʌnˈiːkwəld ʌntˈɪl ðə kˈʌmɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɔlmoʊhˌædz ænd ˈɔlmoːɹˌævɪdz mˈoːɹ ðˌænə mɪlˈɛniəm lˈeɪɾɚ, wʌz ɹˈiːtʃt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv mˌæsɪnˈɪsə ɪnðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː.