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 (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jugurtha canonical | 14 |
| Iugurtha | 1 |
| King Jugurtha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006382 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Jugurtha Context triple: [Numidia, notableRuler, Jugurtha]
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Numida
Numida is a genus of guineafowl, best known for the helmeted guineafowl commonly domesticated for meat and pest control.
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Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Hasdrubal the Boetharch was a Carthaginian military and political leader best known for directing Carthage’s final defense against Rome during the Third Punic War.
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Hannibalianus
Hannibalianus was a 4th-century Roman nobleman and member of Constantine the Great’s family, briefly elevated with a royal title during the emperor’s eastern campaigns before being executed in the dynastic purges of 337.
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Jugurthine 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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Numidia
Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa that became a significant power and later a Roman client and province.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jugurtha Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Numida
Numida is a genus of guineafowl, best known for the helmeted guineafowl commonly domesticated for meat and pest control.
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B.
Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Hasdrubal the Boetharch was a Carthaginian military and political leader best known for directing Carthage’s final defense against Rome during the Third Punic War.
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C.
Hannibalianus
Hannibalianus was a 4th-century Roman nobleman and member of Constantine the Great’s family, briefly elevated with a royal title during the emperor’s eastern campaigns before being executed in the dynastic purges of 337.
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D.
Jugurthine 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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Numidia
Numidia was an ancient Berber kingdom in North Africa that became a significant power and later a Roman client and province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical figure
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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 |
Numidia
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surface form:
Numidian
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| event |
siege of Cirta
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surface form:
Siege of Cirta
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| governanceStyle | Combination of warfare, diplomacy, and bribery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
2nd century BCE
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Late Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Republic era
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| knownFor |
Exposing corruption in the late Roman Republic
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Jugurthine War ⓘ
surface form:
Jugurthine War against Rome
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| languageContext | Berber and Punic cultural sphere ⓘ |
| legacy | Symbol of Roman senatorial corruption ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
Jugurthine War
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surface form:
Bellum Iugurthinum
|
| name | Jugurtha self-link ⓘ |
| nameInLatin |
Jugurtha
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Iugurtha
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| notableAction |
Bribed Roman officials to secure favorable decisions
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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
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Cunning and ruthless leader ⓘ |
| predecessor | Micipsa ⓘ |
| regionRuled | North Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 105 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 118 BCE ⓘ |
| relative |
Adherbal
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Hiempsal I ⓘ Micipsa ⓘ |
| relativeType |
Adopted son of Micipsa
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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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Subject: Jugurtha Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
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