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The Romans Tried to Save the Republic From Men Like Trump They Failed

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This ruthless African king knew Rome was for sale He bought it

This ruthless African king knew Rome was for sale. He bought it Juan Pablo Sánchez © QUINTLOX/AURIMAGES Jugurtha in chains. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1729. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Struggling to subdue the people of Spain in 134 B.C., Roman general Scipio Aemilianus realized he needed more troops. He turned to Numidia, a North African ally whose ruler, Micipsa, was glad to provide Numidian soldiers. A loyal ally of Rome in its recent victory over Carthage, Numidia (located in parts of modern Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) had an underlying motive for helping Rome: Micipsa could send his nephew Jugurtha to command Numidia’s forces.

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