as the foreigner, were suspected by him; and
the blackest terrors sat for ever brooding over his mind. He never got a
wink of sleep, except by stealth; and often changed his bed in a manner
unbecoming his rank. Starting sometimes from his slumbers, he would snatch
his sword, and utter loud cries; so strongly was he haunted by fear, which
almost drove him to frenzy.

Marius was Metellus's lieutenant. His boundless ambition induced him to
endeavour to lessen his general's character secretly in the minds of his
soldiers; and becoming soon his professed enemy and slanderer, he at last,
by the most grovelling and perfidious arts, prevailed so far as to
supplant Metellus, and get himself nominated in his room, to carry on the
war against Jugurtha.(948) With what strength of mind soever Metellus
might be endued on other occasions, he was totally dejected by this
unforeseen blow, which even forced tears from his eyes, and compelled him
to utter such expressions as were altogether unworthy so great a man.
There was something very dark and vile in Marius's conduct, that displays
ambition in its native and genuine colours, and shows that it
extinguishes, in those who abandon themselves to it, all sense of honour
and integrity.(M151) Metellus, having anxiously endeavoured to avoid a man
whose sight he could not bear, arrived in Rome, and was received there
with universal acclamations. A triumph was decreed him, and the surname of
Numidicus conferred upon him.

I thought it would be proper to reserve for the Roman history, a
particular account of the events that happened in Africa, under Metellus
and Marius, all which are very circumstantially described by Sallust, in
his admirable history of Jugurtha. I therefore hasten to the conclusion of
this war.

Jugurtha being greatly distressed in his affairs, had recourse to Bocchus
king of Mauritania, whose daughter he had married. This country extends
from Numidia, as far as beyond the shores of the Mediterranean opposite to
Spain.(949) The Roman name was scarce known in it, and the people were
absolutely unknown to the Romans. Jugurtha insinuated to his
father-in-law, that should he suffer Numidia to be conquered, his kingdom
would doubtless be involved in its ruin; especially as the Romans, who
were sworn enemies to monarchy, seemed to have vowed the destruction of
all the thrones in the universe. He, therefore, prevailed with Bocchus to
enter into a league with him; and accordingly