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How did Jugurtha draw the ire of Rome?

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In the process, however, some Italians were murdered, leading Rome to invade Numidia; peace was reestablished in 111 BC Jugurtha, on a visit to Rome to explain his acts, ordered a rival murdered. War was resumed, and the Romans under Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus gained some notable successes.

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