Romanus imperator ubi se dolis fatigari videt neque ab hoste copiam pugnandi fieri, urbem magnam et in ea parte qua sita erat arcem regni, nomine Zamam, statuit oppugnare, ratus, id quod negotium poscebat, Iugurtham laborantibus suis auxilio venturum ibique proelium fore.
When the Roman commander saw that he was being worn down by the enemys cunning and that no opportunity for battle was being offered, he decided to lay siege to a large city called Zama, the chief stronghold of the part of the kingdom in which it was situated. He thought that, as the difficult situation demanded, Jugurtha would come to the aid of his subjects in their distress and that a battle would take place there.
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