person
Jugurtha
King of Numidia, long the terror of Rome until captured by Marius and Sulla; led in triumph in 104 BC and starved to death in the Tullianum. An emblem of fortune's reversal.
Reading notes
- On Tranquility of Mind §11.12 Jugurtha
King of Numidia, dreaded by Rome and then led in triumph and starved to death (104 BC); an emblem of fortune's swift reversal.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §15.94.66 Jugurtha
King of Numidia whose war with Rome (112–105 BC) Marius brought to its end, pursuing him through the African deserts.