In 142 BC the Roman commander Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus wrote to Micipsa asking for a division of war elephants to help in Rome's struggle against the Lusitanian rebel Viriathus. In 134 BC Micipsa sent archers, slingers and elephants to aid Scipio Aemilianus besieging Numantia in Spain, sending Jugurtha to command the Numidian units.
In 142 BC, Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus requested war elephants from Micipsa for Rome's conflict against Viriathus. In 134 BC, Micipsa sent archers, slingers, and elephants to aid Scipio Aemilianus in besieging Numantia in Spain, with Jugurtha leading the Numidian troops.