Jugurtha

[ joo-gur-thuh ]

/ dʒuˈgɜr θə /

died 104 b.c., king of Numidia 113–104.

OTHER WORDS FROM Jugurtha

Ju·gur·thine

[joo-gur-thin, -thahyn] /dʒuˈgɜr θɪn, -θaɪn/, adjective

The princes soon quarrelled, and Jugurtha claimed the entire kingdom.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 |Various
Having secured the best of the bargain, Jugurtha at once began to provoke Adherbal to a war of self-defence.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 |Various
The mob regarded our capture, exulting like the Romans over Jugurtha in chains.

Guy Livingstone; |George A. Lawrence
They were still young, and Jugurtha, their cousin, was appointed their guardian and the regent of the kingdom.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) |Charles Morris

Jugurtha attacked Adherbal, besieged him in Cirta, and put him to death, contrary to the express commands of the senate.

The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End |Titus Livius

Jugurtha

/ (dʒuːˈɡɜːθə) /

died 104 bc, king of Numidia (?112–104), who waged war against the Romans (the Jugurthine War, 112–105) and was defeated and executed