Identifier: storyofromefrome00macg (find matches)
Title: The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, told to boys and girls
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Macgregor, Mary
Subjects: Rome -- History
Publisher: London, Edinburgh : T. C. & E. C. Jack
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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nt ofBocchus. Even here he was in greater danger than he knew. Forthe king hesitated whether, after all, he would not give Sullato Jugurtha, rather than Jugurtha to the Roman. But it would have been no easy matter to play fast andloose with Rome, and Bocchus determined to keep to hisfirst plan. So he invited Jugurtha to meet Sulla in his tent, andmade the king beheve that Sulla was to be given into hishands. Jugurthas suspicions had been laid to rest entirely, andhe came to the tent of his father-in-law unarmed, with onlya few servants. But almost at once he found himself surroimded by troops,and before he had recovered from his surprise, he and hisson were secured. Sulla then ordered them to be taken tothe Roman camp and delivered to Marius. Jugurtha was at last in chains, but the joy of Marius inhis capture was spoiled. It was he, he said to himself, who had made it possibleto secure the dangerous enemy of Rome, yet Sulla seemedto claim the glory as his own. Marius felt bitter as he
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Jugurtha came to the tent of his father-in-law unarmed. i THE CAPTURE OF JUGURTHA 293 thought of it. And as the days passed his anger againstSulla grew. He, Sulla, had dared to have a seal made, with a pictureof Jugurtha being deHvered into his hands stamped uponit. Nor did he scruple to use the seal to stamp his letters, sothat all the world might see. Moreover, those who were jealous of Marius tried to takeaway from his renown, muttering to one another : Thechief battles of the war were fought by Metellus, and its endis achieved by Sulla. These things chafed the pride and ambition of Marius. CHAPTER LXXXVIII JUGURTHA IS BROUGHT TO ROME IN CHAINS In 106 B.C., the same year that Jugurtha was captured,Rome was disturbed by the rumour that a great army of ;barbarians was approaching Italy. They were tall and blue-eyed, these hordes of barbarians,and were believed to come from the shores of the North Sea,where the German races had their home. The Senate sent brave generals and strong arm

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