Bellum Iugurthinum 26

1When this was heard at Cirta, the Italians, by whose valour the walls were being defended, trusting that if a surrender were made they would be unharmed because of the greatness of the Roman people, urged Adherbal to hand over himself and the town to Jugurtha, bargaining with him only for his life; 1the senate would take care of the rest. 2But Adherbal, although he thought anything preferable to trusting Jugurtha, nevertheless, because those same men had the power to compel him if he opposed them, made the surrender just as the Italians had advised. 3Jugurtha first tortured Adherbal to death, then killed all the adult Numidians and the traders without distinction, as each had met him under arms.