Ptolemy of Mauretania
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Ptolemy of Mauretania was the king of Mauretania, a client kingdom of the Roman Empire. He was the son of Juba II of Numidia and Cleopatra Selene II of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was the grandson of Eg
Bust of Ptolemy, c. AD 10–40
This fragment of the Ara Pacis may depict Cleopatra Selene II (center) and her son (right) in 13 BC.
Bust of Ptolemy, c. AD 20
Bust of Caligula, c. AD 37
Cleopatra Selene II
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Cleopatra Selene II, also known as Cleopatra VIII, was a Ptolemaic princess, nominal Queen of Cyrenaica and Queen of Mauretania as co-ruler alongside her husband Juba II. She was an important royal wo
Ptolemy of Mauretania
…Latin: Ptolemaeus; c. 13/9 BC – AD 40) was the king of Mauretania, a client kingdom of the Roman Empire. He was the son of Juba II of Numidia and Cleopatra Selene II of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was the grandson of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and Roman general Mark Antony through his mother, which made him a distant…
An ancient Roman bust of either Cleopatra Selene II, Queen of Mauretania, or her mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt: Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria
Bronze statuette of a boy in Oriental dress identified as a possible depiction of Alexander Helios, mid-1st century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art
A likely depiction of Cleopatra Selene II wearing an elephant scalp, raised relief image on a gilded silver dish, from the Boscoreale Treasure, 1st century BC