Jugurtha

American  

[joo-gur-thuh] / dʒuˈgɜr θə /

noun

1. died 104 b.c., king of Numidia 113–104.

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Jugurtha British  

/ dʒuːˈɡɜːθə /

noun

1. died 104 _bc , king of Numidia (?112–104), who waged war against the Romans (the Jugurthine War, 112–105) and was defeated and executed

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Other Word Forms

• Jugurthine
  adjective

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Jugurtha

In 107 BCE, he ran for consul by denouncing the traditional Roman elites as weak and ineffective generals and promising to quickly end the war with Jugurtha.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

By 105 BCE, Jugurtha was captured and then paraded through the Roman streets in chains.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

As the author served under Scipio in Spain—under Scævola in Asia, and under Metellus in his campaign against Jugurtha, the loss of this work is severely to be regretted.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop

Peace had indeed been already concluded with Jugurtha; but Rome, with its habitual want of faith, re-opened the war, which terminated at last in Jugurtha's being taken prisoner.

From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket

After this instance of sharp practice, on the part of Jugurtha, Adherbal began to tremble in his shoes lest he might be made to walk in his brother's footsteps.

From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket