Jugurtha

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Jugurtha was a king of Numidia best known for his protracted war against Rome in the late 2nd century BCE, which exposed widespread corruption in the Roman Republic.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Historical figure ⓘ
King ⓘ
Monarch of Numidia ⓘ
Person from antiquity ⓘ
birthPlace Numidia ⓘ
capturedBy Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
conflict Jugurthine War ⓘ
countryRuled Numidia ⓘ
deathCause Execution by starvation in prison ⓘ
deathDate 104 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
deathPlaceSpecific Tullianum (Mamertine Prison) ⓘ
describedBy Sallust ⓘ
ethnicity Numidian ⓘ
linked to: Numidia
event Siege of Cirta ⓘ
linked to: siege of Cirta
governanceStyle Combination of warfare, diplomacy, and bribery ⓘ
historicalPeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ
Late Roman Republic era ⓘ
linked to: Late Roman Republic
knownFor Exposing corruption in the late Roman Republic ⓘ
Jugurthine War against Rome ⓘ
linked to: Jugurthine War
languageContext Berber and Punic cultural sphere ⓘ
legacy Symbol of Roman senatorial corruption ⓘ
mentionedInWork Bellum Iugurthinum ⓘ
linked to: Jugurthine War
name Jugurtha ⓘ
nameInLatin Iugurtha ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha
notableAction Bribed Roman officials to secure favorable decisions ⓘ
Ordered the massacre at Cirta ⓘ
notableQuoteAttributed A city for sale and doomed to quick destruction if it finds a buyer (about Rome) ⓘ
opponent Gaius Marius ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
portrayedAs Cunning and ruthless leader ⓘ
predecessor Micipsa ⓘ
regionRuled North Africa ⓘ
reignEnd 105 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 118 BCE ⓘ
relative Adherbal ⓘ
Hiempsal I ⓘ
Micipsa ⓘ
relativeType Adopted son of Micipsa ⓘ
Cousin of Adherbal and Hiempsal I ⓘ
seizedPowerBy Killing his cousin Hiempsal I ⓘ
sharedRuleWith Adherbal ⓘ
successor Gauda ⓘ
surrenderedTo Gaius Marius ⓘ
title King of Numidia ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Numidia → notableRuler → Jugurtha ⓘ
Cirta → associatedWith → Jugurtha ⓘ
Jugurthine War → hasParticipant → King Jugurtha ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha
Jugurthine War → opponent → Jugurtha ⓘ
Jugurthine War → commandedBy → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → relative → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → allyOf → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → captured → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → handedOver → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → betrayed → Jugurtha ⓘ
Bocchus I → allianceShiftedFrom → Jugurtha ⓘ
Jugurtha → name → Jugurtha ⓘ
Jugurtha → nameInLatin → Iugurtha ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha
Tullianum → notablePrisoner → Jugurtha of Numidia ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha
siege of Cirta → hasParticipant → Jugurtha ⓘ
siege of Cirta → opponent → Jugurtha ⓘ
Micipsa → relative → Jugurtha ⓘ
Micipsa → adoptiveFather → Jugurtha ⓘ
Mastanabal → child → Jugurtha ⓘ
Siege of Numantia → associatedWith → Jugurtha (as a Numidian prince serving Rome) ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha
King of Numidia → notableHolder → Jugurtha ⓘ
Numidicus → associatedPeople → Jugurtha ⓘ
The Jugurthine War → mainSubject → Jugurtha ⓘ
subject linked to: The Jugurthine War by Sallust
The Jugurthine War → featuresCharacter → Jugurtha ⓘ
subject linked to: The Jugurthine War by Sallust
The Jugurthine War → portrays → Jugurtha as both capable and ruthless ⓘ
subject linked to: The Jugurthine War by Sallust
linked to: Jugurtha
Hiempsal I → opponent → Jugurtha ⓘ
Hiempsal I → relative → Jugurtha ⓘ
Hiempsal I → successor → Jugurtha ⓘ
Hiempsal I → sharesPowerWith → Jugurtha ⓘ
Hiempsal I → conflictWith → Jugurtha ⓘ
Hiempsal I → opposedBy → Jugurtha ⓘ
Tullianum → notablePrisoner → Jugurtha of Numidia ⓘ
subject linked to: Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)
linked to: Jugurtha
Adherbal → coRulerWith → Jugurtha ⓘ
Adherbal → relative → Jugurtha ⓘ
Adherbal → opponent → Jugurtha ⓘ
Adherbal → conflictWith → Jugurtha ⓘ
Adherbal → enemy → Jugurtha ⓘ
Adherbal → killedBy → Jugurtha ⓘ