Aspar was a Numidian man who lived in the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE. He was sent by the Numidian king Jugurtha to the Mauretanian king Bocchus I in order to learn his plans, after it had become known that Bacchus had invited the Roman general Sulla to a conference. Aspar was, however, deceived, as Bocchus and Sulla both conspired to hold a series of sham meetings to feed false information to Aspar, who was told several misleading things about the true discussions with Sulla, while the pair met in secret at night.Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum 108, 112
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