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Jugurthine War

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Jugurthine War [dʒuːˈgɜːθaɪn]
n
(Historical Terms) an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112-105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)


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In Jugurthine War (translated by John Selby Watson), Chapter 91, the Roman historian Sallust calmly relates what the Roman army did after the town of Capsa surrendered without a fight: The town, however, was burned.
Rome's First Despots With such a prospect for personal glory, the rivalry between Marius and Sulla, which had simmered since the Jugurthine War more than a decade earlier, exploded into the open.
The deadly rivalry that grew up between Marius and Sulla began in the Jugurthine War.
 
 
 
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