Juba II
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Juba II of Mauretania was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia and Mauretania. Aside from his very successful reign, he was a highly respected scholar and author. His first wife and co-ruler w
Portrait bust of Juba II, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The tomb of Juba II and his wife in Tipaza, Algeria
Coin of Juba II.
Marble portrait of Juba II housed in the Louvre.
Mauretania
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Mauretania is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. Originally established in the north west of Morocco, it has encompassed at its height northern and central Morocco and western to cent
Juba II
…Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba; Ancient Greek: Ἰóβας, Ἰóβα or Ἰούβας; c. 48 BC – AD 23) was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia (30–25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – AD 23). Aside from his very successful reign, he was a highly respected scholar and author. His first wife and co-ruler was Cleopatra Selene…
Mauretania
Coin of Faustus Sulla, with the reverse depicting the Mauretanian king Bocchus I (left) offering the captured Jugurtha (right) to Faustus' father Lucius Sulla.
The tomb of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II in Tipaza, Algeria
Ruins of the Roman town of Cuicul in Djemila