Cato 'Uticensis', a praetor in 54 and a political leader of Caesar's "optimate" opponents. was at Utica with Juba I. Cato was widely admired, but also widely mocked. Caesar's nearby victory at the Battle of Thapsus almost put an end to this Roman civil war. Cato committed suicide by his sword. Juba I, his kingdom lost, also committed suicide. Caesar annexed Numidia for Rome.