Juba I.

Juba I. ( Tifinagh script ⵢⵓⴱⴰ ; † 46 BC at Cirta ) was a king of Numidia .

Juba was a son of Hiempsal II and ruled around 60 BC. BC to 46 BC The Kingdom of Numidia in North Africa , which was under the rule of Rome . When the Roman civil war broke out between Gaius Iulius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , Juba allied with Pompey. He destroyed in June 49 BC BC (according to the Julian calendar ) the army of Gaius Scribonius Curio, who fought for Caesar and landed in Africa . Three years later, however, he was severely beaten with the supporters of the now murdered Pompey of Caesar in the Battle of Thapsus (7 February 46 BC Julian = 6 April 46 BC pre-Julian). Juba fled back to his empire, but his own subjects refused him entry into the capital Cirta . In a hopeless situation, the hapless king arranged a duel with his companion, Marcus Petreius , in which both sought death. The legate of Pompeius proved to be the stronger and killed Juba, only to then abduct himself with the help of a slave.

Parts of Numidia then went to Mauritania and Publius Sittius , the rest was converted into the Roman province of Africa nova. Juba II , the son of Jubas I, was educated in Rome and later ruler of the Kingdom of Mauritania.

literature

W. Spoerri: Iuba 1). In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 2, Stuttgart 1967, column 1493.

personal data
SURNAME	Juba I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Iuba I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Numidia (60–46 BC)
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	46 BC Chr.
Place of death	at Cirta