"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."
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Micipsa says these words as part of advices that he gives to his adopted son Jugurtha.
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Micipsa (died c. 118 BC) was King of Numidia from 148 BC to 118 BC and by adoption the father of Jugurtha.
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