 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Mambo Micipsa paakafa muna 118BC, hondo yevagari vemo yakatanga pakati pemwanakomana wamambo Adherbal nemwanakomana wake wokurera Jugurtha. Adherbal akakumbira kubatsirwa neRoma uye dare reSeneti rakagadzirisa zvakanga zvichiita sezvakanga zvabudirira pakugovera umambo pakati pevadyi venhaka vaviri. Jugurtha akatevera uku kuyananisa, zvisinei, kupfurikidza nokukomba Cirta nokuuraya vose vari vaviri Adherbal navaRoma avo vakamudzivirira. Roma ipapo yakatambudza Hondo yeJugurthinekurwisana nehurumende yake yeNumidian yakabatanidzwazve kuti vasimbise kutonga kwavo pamusoro penharaunda yacho uye kuti vawane dziviriro yevagari vayo kunze kwenyika. 