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Jugurtha

160 BC - 104 BC

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Jugurtha or Jugurthen (c. 160 – 104 BC) was a king of Numidia, the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa. When the Numidian king Micipsa, who had adopted Jugurtha, died in 118 BC, Micipsa's two sons, Hiempsal and Adherbal, along with Jugurtha, were in line for succession. Jugurtha arranged to have Hiempsal killed in 117 BC and, after a civil war, defeated and killed Adherbal in 112 BC. The death of Adherbal, which was against the wishes of Rome, along with the growing popular anger in Rome at Jugurtha's success in bribing Roman senators and thus avoiding retribution for his crimes, led to the Jugurthine War between Rome and Numidia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jugurtha is the 909th most popular politician (up from 988th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Algerian Politician.

Jugurtha is most famous for being a king of Numidia who fought against the Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jugurtha ranks 909 out of 19,576. Before him are Darius II, Simon of Cyrene, Justin I, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Arnulf of Carinthia, and Alexandra of Denmark. After him are Enver Pasha, Mustafa IV, Vytautas, Park Geun-hye, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Arthur Seyss-Inquart.

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Among people born in 160 BC, Jugurtha ranks 1. After him are Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus, Theodosius of Bithynia, and Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius. Among people deceased in 104 BC, Jugurtha ranks 1. After him are John Hyrcanus, Dong Zhongshu, and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Jugurtha ranks 8 out of 213. Before him are Albert Camus (1913), Macrinus (164), Apuleius (125), Tariq ibn Ziyad (670), Jacques Derrida (1930), and Yves Saint Laurent (1936). After him are Saint Monica (332), Louis Althusser (1918), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), and Juba II (-52).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Jugurtha ranks 2. Before him are Macrinus (164). After him are Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Houari Boumédiène (1932), Ferhat Abbas (1899), and Abd al-Mu'min (1094).

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