place
Cirta
Cirta, the strongly sited royal capital of Numidia (modern Constantine); Adherbal was besieged here and, on its surrender, tortured to death with its Italian defenders.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §21 Cirta
The strongly sited royal capital of Numidia (modern Constantine); Adherbal took refuge here and was besieged through the central crisis of these chapters.