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

Longfellow in his little poem "Jugurtha," has substituted, it is hard to say by what authority, the name of Apollo for that of Heracles: How cold are thy baths, Apollo!

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Frederic Rowland Marvin

The introductory sketch of the genius and manners of Jugurtha is no less able and spirited than the character of Catiline.

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

War with Jugurtha was again declared; for it was one of the most prolific sources of a profitable job to those in power.

From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket

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