The city, said to have been founded by the Libyan Hercules, belonged to King Jugurtha, who had deposited his treasures there; it was captured by Gaius Marius in 106 BC and destroyed, but later became a Roman colony.
The city belonged to King Jugurtha. The city was said to have been founded by the Libyan Hercules. King Jugurtha had deposited his treasures there. It was captured by Gaius Marius in 106 BC. It was destroyed. It later became a Roman colony.