Cirta
Also known as: Κίρτα · Colonia Iulia Iuvenalis Honoris et Virtutis Cirta · Mint of Cirta
Community · JugurthaCirta, also known by various other names in antiquity, was the ancient Berber and Roman settlement which later became Constantine, Algeria.
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Site of the siege and massacre of Adherbal
Cirta was the capital of Numidia where Jugurtha besieged and killed his rival Adherbal, an act that outraged the Roman Senate and escalated the conflict.