The Jugurthine War

Name: The Jugurthine War
Start: -0111
End: -0105
Location: Cirta, Numidia

111 BC–105 BC · Cirta, Numidia · Africa · War

A Numidian king bribes the Roman Senate, then loses to Marius

The Numidian king Jugurtha seized Cirta, killed its Italian defenders and for years bought off Roman senators. The war of 111–105 BC exposed the corruption of the Roman nobility and made Gaius Marius; Jugurtha was finally handed over to the Romans by his father-in-law, King Bocchus of Mauretania.

State: Kingdom of Numidia

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