Hiempsal I

E798458

Hiempsal I was a 2nd-century BCE king of Numidia whose murder helped trigger the Jugurthine War against Rome.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hiempsal I canonical 3
Hiempsal 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Numidia ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allyOf Adherbal ⓘ
associatedWith Numidian royal family ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
causeOf Jugurthine War ⓘ
conflictRelatedTo Jugurthine War ⓘ
conflictWith Jugurtha ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Numidia ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfDeath Numidia ⓘ
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathPlace Numidia ⓘ
describedBySource Sallust ⓘ
describedIn Bellum Iugurthinum ⓘ
linked to: Jugurthine War
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Numidian ⓘ
linked to: Numidia
father Micipsa ⓘ
floruit 2nd century BCE ⓘ
hasRoleIn Roman–Numidian relations ⓘ
historicalSignificance his assassination destabilized Numidia ⓘ
his death contributed to Rome’s intervention in Numidia ⓘ
languageUsed Numidian language ⓘ
linked to: Libyco-Berber

Punic ⓘ
notableEvent murder of Hiempsal I ⓘ
notableFor being murdered early in his reign ⓘ
role in the origins of the Jugurthine War ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
opponent Jugurtha ⓘ
opposedBy Jugurtha ⓘ
partOf Numidian Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Numidia
partOfEvent succession crisis after Micipsa’s death ⓘ
politicalStatus client king (de facto) of Rome ⓘ
positionHeld King of Numidia ⓘ
predecessor Micipsa ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
relative Adherbal ⓘ
Jugurtha ⓘ
Micipsa ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sharesPowerWith Adherbal ⓘ
Jugurtha ⓘ
sibling Adherbal ⓘ
successor Adherbal ⓘ
Jugurtha ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Jugurtha → relative → Hiempsal I ⓘ
Micipsa → successor → Hiempsal I ⓘ
Micipsa → child → Hiempsal I ⓘ
Adherbal → relative → Hiempsal ⓘ
linked to: Hiempsal I