Jugurthine War

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Roman war ancient war war

The Jugurthine War was a late 2nd-century BCE conflict between Rome and King Jugurtha of Numidia that exposed deep political corruption in the Roman Republic and helped launch the career of Gaius Marius.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Jugurthine War canonical 10
Bellum Iugurthinum 5
Jugurthine War against Rome 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman war ⓘ
ancient war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alliedWith Bocchus I ⓘ
surface form: Bocchus I of Mauretania

Mauretania (ancient kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Mauretania
alsoKnownAs Jugurthine War ⓘ
surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
cause Jugurtha’s aggression against Adherbal ⓘ
Roman intervention in Numidian succession ⓘ
siege and massacre at Cirta ⓘ
succession dispute in Numidia ⓘ
commandedBy Bocchus I ⓘ
surface form: Bocchus I of Mauretania

Gaius Marius ⓘ
Jugurtha ⓘ
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus ⓘ
conflictBetween Jugurtha ⓘ
Numidia ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
describedBy Sallust ⓘ
documentedIn Jugurthine War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
endDate 105 BCE ⓘ
exposed bribery of Roman officials ⓘ
corruption in the Roman Senate ⓘ
followedBy Cimbrian War ⓘ
hasParticipant Gaius Marius ⓘ
Jugurtha ⓘ
surface form: King Jugurtha

Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus ⓘ
notableEvent betrayal of Jugurtha by King Bocchus I ⓘ
capture of Jugurtha by Bocchus ⓘ
reforms and recruitment by Gaius Marius ⓘ
siege of Cirta ⓘ
opponent Jugurtha ⓘ
Numidian forces ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
place North Africa ⓘ
Numidia ⓘ
precededBy Jugurthine War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Numidian succession crisis
relatedTo Roman Republic political corruption ⓘ
Roman military reforms ⓘ
career of Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
rise of Gaius Marius ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
capture of Jugurtha ⓘ
significance contributed to political instability in the late Roman Republic ⓘ
helped launch the political and military career of Gaius Marius ⓘ
highlighted tensions between populares and optimates ⓘ
provided early prominence for Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
startDate 112 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

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

Gaius Marius → commandedIn → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Numidia → involvedInConflict → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Sallust → notableWork → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
Sallust → subjectOfWork → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Cirta → associatedWith → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Numidian Wars
Jugurthine War → documentedIn → Jugurthine War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
Jugurthine War → alsoKnownAs → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
Jugurthine War → precededBy → Jugurthine War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Numidian succession crisis
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus → conflict → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus → replacedAsCommanderIn → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus → military conflict participated in → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus → mentioned in work → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
Bocchus I → conflict → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Jugurtha → knownFor → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jugurthine War against Rome
Jugurtha → conflict → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Jugurtha → mentionedInWork → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bellum Iugurthinum
Numidian cavalry → usedInConflict → Jugurthine War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman–Numidian conflicts
Numidian cavalry → famousEngagement → Jugurthine War ⓘ
Life of Marius → historicalEventsDescribed → Jugurthine War ⓘ