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The siege of Zama, part of the Jugurthine War, was an investment of the Numidian town of Zama by a Roman army. The Romans were commanded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, one of the consuls of 109 BC, while the Numidians were under the overall command of Jugurtha, the king of Numidia. The Romans' main objective was to lure Jugurtha into a set-piece battle; the Numidians had been wearing down the Roman legions by guerilla warfare and the Roman commander hoped the siege would pressure the Numidian king into giving battle. Jugurtha did not let himself be goaded into a pitched battle and kept up his opportune attacks while the defenders of Zama kept the Romans at bay. Failing to take the city and failing to provoke the Numidian king into entering a set-piece battle, the Romans gave up on the sieg

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rdfs:comment	The siege of Zama, part of the Jugurthine War, was an investment of the Numidian town of Zama by a Roman army. The Romans were commanded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, one of the consuls of 109 BC, while the Numidians were under the overall command of Jugurtha, the king of Numidia. The Romans' main objective was to lure Jugurtha into a set-piece battle; the Numidians had been wearing down the Roman legions by guerilla warfare and the Roman commander hoped the siege would pressure the Numidian king into giving battle. Jugurtha did not let himself be goaded into a pitched battle and kept up his opportune attacks while the defenders of Zama kept the Romans at bay. Failing to take the city and failing to provoke the Numidian king into entering a set-piece battle, the Romans gave up on the sieg (en)
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Relates an entity ...ch it is located.	Zama (Tunisia) Kingdom of Numidia
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Roman Republic Roman Senate Scipio Aemilianus Bocchus I Numidians 109 BC Sahara Cirta Gaius Marius Gaius Memmius (proconsul of Macedonia) Consul Roman Consul Battle of the Muthul 100s BC conflicts Battles involving Numidia Kingdom of Numidia Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (consul 111 BC) Siege of Numantia Siliana Governorate Zama (Tunisia) Spurius Postumius Albinus (consul 110 BC) Micipsa Aulus Postumius Albinus (consul 99 BC) Adherbal (king of Numidia) Tunisia Jugurtha Jugurthine War Lucius Opimius Publius Rutilius Rufus Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus Masinissa Hiempsal I Sieges involving the Roman Republic Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (consul 115 BC) Pitched battle Kingdom of Numidia Lucius Cornelius Sulla Guerrilla tactics Numidian Kingdom
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combatant	Roman Republic Jugurtha The city of Zama (en)
commander	Gaius Marius Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus King Jugurtha of Numidia (en)
conflict	Siege of Zama (en)
date	109 (xsd:integer)
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partof	the Jugurthine War (en)
place	the city of Zama in Numidia (en)
region	Siliana Governorate
result	Numidian victory (en)
strength	25000 (xsd:integer) Unknown (en)
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has abstract	The siege of Zama, part of the Jugurthine War, was an investment of the Numidian town of Zama by a Roman army. The Romans were commanded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, one of the consuls of 109 BC, while the Numidians were under the overall command of Jugurtha, the king of Numidia. The Romans' main objective was to lure Jugurtha into a set-piece battle; the Numidians had been wearing down the Roman legions by guerilla warfare and the Roman commander hoped the siege would pressure the Numidian king into giving battle. Jugurtha did not let himself be goaded into a pitched battle and kept up his opportune attacks while the defenders of Zama kept the Romans at bay. Failing to take the city and failing to provoke the Numidian king into entering a set-piece battle, the Romans gave up on the siege and marched back to the Roman province of Africa. (en)
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combatant	Roman Republic King Jugurtha of Numidia The city of Zama (Numidia)
result	Numidian victory
strength	25,000-35,000 Unknown (probably comparable or larger)
commander	Gaius Marius Jugurtha Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus

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