▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁and ▁influ ential ▁Roman ▁polit icians , ▁to ▁threaten ▁Jug ur tha ▁into ▁submission . ▁After ▁a ▁fur ious ▁but ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁Cir ta ▁before ▁this ▁group ' s ▁arrival , ▁Jug ur tha ▁went ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁de putation ▁at ▁Ut ica . ▁A ▁length y ▁but ▁incon clus ive ▁neg ot iation ▁en su ed , ▁in ▁which ▁Jug ur tha ▁went ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁prot ract ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁by ▁vague ▁protest ations , ▁without ▁actually ▁making ▁any ▁con cess ions . ▁S ca urus ' ▁commission ▁returned ▁to ▁Rome ▁without ▁ach ieving ▁anything . ▁At ▁this ▁Ad her bal , ▁who ▁had ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁prov isions , ▁decided ▁to ▁capit ulate . ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁within ▁the ▁walls ▁acqu ies ced , ▁counting ▁on ▁their ▁imm unity ▁as ▁Roman ▁citizens . ▁Ad her bal ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁slow ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁every ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁defense , ▁Roman ▁or ▁African , ▁was ▁executed . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁The ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁a ▁loyal ▁and ▁valuable ▁al ly , ▁and ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁Roman ▁citizens , ▁led ▁to ▁out rage ▁among ▁the ▁Roman ▁population . ▁This ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁belief ▁that ▁S ca urus ▁and ▁his ▁ret inue , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁previous ▁Roman ▁comm issions ▁to ▁Jug ur tha , ▁had ▁accepted ▁b rib es ▁from ▁the ▁him .