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Jugurtha had become king in 118 BC. He rebelled against Rome
and fought for freedom for his North
African kingdom.
One of the soldiers involved in the
Jugurthine War was the Roman general and consul
Quintus Caecilius
Metellus Numidicus.
He was fairly successful but not
ultimately so. A new consul, Gaius Marius, arrived in 107 BC
and under his command and with the help of Bochhus I of
Mauretania, King Jugurtha was captured, brought to Rome, and executed.
Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus,
aka Sallust, wrote a piece on
this war, his second
monograph, Bellum Jugurthinum, written around 41-40 BC, and
meaning translated The Jugurthine War.
Thus, Numidia was conquered and made a Roman
province.
And here are the maps
112-105 BC Numidia: The Jugurthine War
108 BC Battle of the Muthul River: Situation
Prior Battle
108 BC Battle of the Muthul River: Fighting
While Marching
108 BC Battle of the Muthul River: Climax of
the Battle
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