triumphi:
Usually successful Roman generals, who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy and had
killed over 5,000 of the enemy, celebrated triumphs.
Metellum ... Marium:
Metellus after his successful war in Numidia was awarded the cognomen Numidicus,
had coins minted in his honor, and was honored with a triumph.
Marius was also honored with a triumph
on account of his successful capture of Jugurtha. This war planted the seeds
of rivalry between Marius and Sulla, champions of two political factions:
the Populares, who favored the cause of the common man and the
Optimates, who favored the ruling class of aristocrats.
Jugurtha cum duobus filiis:
Proceeding from the Campus Martius to the temple of Juiter Capitolinus — as seen here —
the general rode on a gilded chariot with a procession of soldiers, spoils, and prisoners of war.
in carcere:
Jugurtha died of starvation in the state prison, the Tullianum, in 104 BCE.
