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Jugurtha , (ca. 160 – 104 BC ) Amazigh King of Numidia , born in Cirta . Until the reign of Jugurtha's grandfather Masinissa , the people of Numidia were semi-nomadic and ...
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King ... c. 160- Rome 104 BCE) King of Numidia (113- 104 BCE). Jugurtha was the grandson of King Masinissa , but after the death of King Micipsa in 118, Numidia was divided between ...
Jugurtha -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Jugurtha: king of Numidia from 118 to 105, who struggled to free his North African kingdom from Roman rule.

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Jugurtha (died 104 bc), king of Numidia (113-104 bc), grandson of King Masinissa. After the death of his uncle, Micipsa, who succeeded Masinissa on the throne, Jugurtha invaded the dominions of Micipsa's son, Adherbal, and usurped the throne. He was defeated in a war with the Romans, the so-called Jugurthine War (111-106 bc). He was taken to Rome as a prisoner and was exhibited in the triumph of the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 104 bc. He died in prison.

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