Micipsa

Micipsa (died c. 118 BC) was King of Numidia from 148 BC to 118 BC and by adoption the father of Jugurtha.

Quotes

• Neither armies nor treasure form the bulwarks of a throne, but friends; these you can neither acquire by force of arms nor buy with gold; it is by devotion and loyalty that they are won.
  • As quoted in Bellum Jugurthinum by Sallust, section 10, as translated and printed in the volume of the Loeb Classical Library, Sallust, first published in 1921, and last revised in 1931.
  • Micipsa says these words as part of advices that he gives to his adopted son Jugurtha.

External links

• Sallust: The War with Jugurtha (Latin and English)