Bomilkar (general)
Bomilkar ( Punic Bodmelqart or Bdmlqrt "in the hand of Melkart "; † 108 BC in Numidia ) was a general and confidante of the Numidian king Jugurtha at the end of the 2nd century BC. Chr.
In 110 BC At the instigation of Jugurtha , Bomilkar in Rome carried out an assassination attempt on the Numid Massiva , which laid claim to the Numidian throne. He had recruited criminals for this purpose, who killed Massiva as ordered. One involved could be hit and caught in the act. In front of the consul Spurius Postumius Albinus , he named the general as his commissioner and instigator in a confession. Bomilkar was charged but remained at large after holding 50 Numidian citizens hostage. During the trial he fled back to Numidia on Jugurtha's orders.
In the war against the Romans that broke out again , Bomilkar served as a general and commanded 108 BC. In the battle of Muthul the war elephants and part of the foot troops. The Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus , who was victorious in this battle, tried to move Bomilkar to betrayal. Jugurtha was persuaded by Bomilkar to negotiate peace, but soon resumed the war. Bomilkar planned an attack on Jugurtha, but it was discovered; he and his co-conspirators were executed.
literature
- Benedikt Niese : Bomilkar (5) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 681-681.
- Hans Georg Gundel : Bomilkar 4. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 924.
- Joachim Ermann: Criminal Trial, Public Interest and Private Prosecution. Investigations into the criminal law of the Roman Republic (= research into Roman law. Volume 46). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne et al. 2000, ISBN 3-412-08299-6 , The trial against Bomilkar , pp. 112-114 (also dissertation, Saarbrücken University 1999).
Remarks
- ↑ Glenn Markoe: The Phoenicians . Stuttgart 2003, p. 131.
- ↑ Werner Huss: Carthage . Munich 1995, p. 104.
- ^ Sallust , Bellum Iugurthinum 35, 4-9.
- ↑ Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum 49, 1; 52, 5.
- ^ Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum 61, 4–62, 9.
- ^ Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum 70, 1-72, 1.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bomilkar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General and confidante of Jugurthas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 108 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Numidia |