person
Jugurtha
also: Iugurthino
King of Numidia defeated in the Jugurthine War (111-105 BC) and led in Marius's triumph.
Reading notes
- The Odes §2.1 Jugurtha
The Numidian king defeated by Rome; the civil-war dead are grimly called 'offerings to his shade.'
- The Epodes §9 the Jugurthine war
The war against Jugurtha of Numidia (111-105 BC); Marius's triumph over him is one yardstick for the victory hoped here.