Jugurtha
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Jugurtha or Jugurthen was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118 BC, Micipsa's two sons, Hie
Captured Jugurtha on a coin of Gaius Marius, on the left can be seen Bocchus I kneeling in front of Marius.
Denarius coin, Obverse: Diana, legend FAVSTVS. Reverse: Sulla seated left on a raised seat; before him kneels Bocchus, offering an olive-branch; behind, Jugurtha kneeling left, legend FELIX. 56 BC.
Jughurta's betrayal and capture by Bocchus I (c. 108 BC)
Coin bearing an emblem often used by the Numidians
Numidia
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Numidia was the ancient Libyan kingdom of the indigenous Numidian Berbers in Northwest Africa during the Hellenistic period. Initially comprising the northern part of what is now Algeria, Numidia expa
Jugurtha
…Jugurtha or Jugurthen ( c. 160 – 104 BC) was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118 BC, Micipsa's two sons…
Monnaie Bronze, Incertain, Numidie, Massinissa btv 1b 84804368
Masinissa crying Sophonisba's Death, by Paolo Domenico Finoglia (1590–1645)
Marble with Punic inscription mentioning king Micipsa found in Caesarea.
Jugurtha, by Augusto Müller (1815–1883). Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.