place
Muthul
the Muthul
also: flumen Muthul
A Numidian river rising from the south, with a long barren ridge running parallel to it some twenty miles off; the site of the pitched battle between Metellus and Jugurtha.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §48 Muthul
A Numidian river running up from the south, with a long barren ridge parallel to it; the ground Jugurtha chose for the pitched battle, exploiting its waterless plain and wooded hill.