Post “Bellum Iugurthinum”: Bir Savaşın Sonuçlarına Dair Düşünceler Post Bellum Iugurthinum: Reflections On The Consequences Of A War

In The Numidian Kingdom that was established in North Africa, after King Micipsa’s death in 118 BC, the struggle for throne between Jugurtha and his two step brothers Hiempsal and Adherbal, was led to a civil war and Rome was involved as arbitrator between the conflicting parties. In this process, the massacre that was made in Cirta and especially the democide of all the Italian merchants in this city, was resulted in The Roman Republic’s declaration of war against The Numidian Kingdom. The war known as “Bellum Iugurthinum” , that occured between 111-104 BC, was lasted seven years, and resulted in defeat of Numidia. In this work, the causes and the process of war was discussed by treating the war itself as a social fact, and the consequences for both The Numidian Kingdom and The Roman Republic was examined. As a result of the war, Numidia was divided into two parts. The comparison of the war booty and the expenses made by Rome in this process was debated by scholars. In this work, analyses made for the expenses of war was included, and the outcomes such as expression of social opposition, professionalisation and politicization of the army was discussed.