person
Juba I of Numidia
Juba
King of Numidia and ally of the Pompeian cause in the African campaign; after defeat at Thapsus (46 BC) he and Petreius killed each other rather than be captured by Caesar.
Reading notes
- On Providence §2.10 Juba
Juba I, king of Numidia and ally of the Pompeians; he and Petreius died by each other's hand after Thapsus. Cato contrasts their mutual killing with his own solitary resolve.