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His first work is on the "Jugurthine War;" the next related to the period from the consulship of Lepidus to the praetorship of Cicero, and is unfortunately lost.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

The Jugurthine war ended in the year 106 B.C.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

Jugurtha is betrayed by Bocchus, King of Mauretania, into the hands of the Romans, which ends the Jugurthine War.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

But neither the Catiline nor the Jugurthine war are histories; they are chapters of history, containing two interesting biographies.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various

But the corruption of the ruling class was illustrated in connection with the Jugurthine war.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park