The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . UGURTHA has been made by Sallustthe subject of one of the most interest-ing historical narratives handed downto US from ancient times. The termof Jugurthas domination coincidedwith a period of great importance inRoman politics, when the corruptionof the nobility came clearly into view,and revolutionary^ symptoms began tomake themselves felt in the Republic. His career, therefore,deserves study rather for its revelation of the internal decay ofRoman republican institutions than with reference to Africancivilization and indepe
The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . UGURTHA has been made by Sallustthe subject of one of the most interest-ing historical narratives handed downto US from ancient times. The termof Jugurthas domination coincidedwith a period of great importance inRoman politics, when the corruptionof the nobility came clearly into view,and revolutionary^ symptoms began tomake themselves felt in the Republic. His career, therefore,deserves study rather for its revelation of the internal decay ofRoman republican institutions than with reference to Africancivilization and independence. The kingdom of Numidia, ruled for many years by Masi-nissa, the faithful ally of Rome in the Carthaginian war, ex-tended from Mauretania on the west to Eg>pt and Cyrene onthe east, including, southwards, a great portion of the terri-tory once owned by Carthage and surrounding the Romanprovince of Africa. On the death of Masinissa the sovereignpower was divided among his three sons by order of ScipioAfricanus, Micipsa, the eldest, being appointed State Tr
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