Mauretania
Provinces of Roman Africa
Brief history of the province excerpted from UNRV History- Roman Empire.
Strabo’s Book XVII Chapter 3
This webpage reproduces a section of The Geography of Strabo published in Vol. V of the Loeb Classical Library edition, 1928. Courtesy of Texts in translation. Courtesy of Bill Thayer of LacusCurtius.
Mauretania – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2010
Who was who in the Roman Empire: Mauretania
Libyan Inscriptions in Numidia and Mauretania
By Jona Lendring . Courtesy of the Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Tacfarinas
Courtesy of Perseus Digital Library
Tacfarinas
“Tacfarinas (†24 CE): leader of a Berber tribe in the Maghreb that fought against the Romans during the reign of the emperor Tiberius.” Courtesy of Livius.org. © Jona Lendering for Livius.Org, 2007
Insurgency in Africa: The Revolt of the Desert Hydra.
Tristan Hughes. Courtesy of Turning Points of the Ancient World
Juba II King of Mauretania’s genealogical profile
Courtesy of GENi
The Roman Empire: Juba II King of Mauretania
Courtesy of NGC Collectors Society
King Juba II of Numidia and Queen Cleopatra Selene of Mauretania: With particular attention to coinage of the time.
Courtesy of Forum Ancient Coins. Jim’s Virtual Coin Collection
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Courtesy of Alchetron
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Courtesy of Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia
Caligula, Ptolemy of Mauretania, and the danger of long hair
By David Woods. “The purpose of this note is to offer a new interpretation of the passage where Suetonius claims that Caligula had king Ptolemy of Mauretania executed simply because the splendour of his cloak (abolla) had attracted popular attention during the games one day.” Courtesy of History of the Ancient World website.
Drusillia of Mauretania
“There were two princesses of Mauretania with the name Drusilla (Greek: η Δρουσìλλη) and were known as Drusilla of Mauretania.” Excerpted from Hellenica .com
Drusillia of Mauretania the Younger
Courtesy of Alchetron
Drusillia of Mauretania the Younger
“Drusilla of Mauretania (Greek: Δρουσìλλη, 38-79) was a Princess of Mauretania, North Africa and was the great grandchild of Ptolemaic Greek Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony.[1].”. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Cleopatra of Mauretania
“Cleopatra of Mauretania, Cleopatra IX, or a younger Cleopatra Selene (Cleopatra in Greek: η Κλεοπàτρα) could have been a possible daughter of Greek Ptolemaic Princess and later Queen Cleopatra Selene (II) and African King Juba II of Mauretania.” Excerpted from Hellenica .com
Cleopatra Selene
Excerpted from Egyptian Royal Geneology
The Historical Guide to Cleopatra’s daughter, Selene
Courtesy of history with a Twist.
Juba II and Cleopatra Selene: Was it a Love Match.
Courtesy of Stephane Dray
Accounts of Ancient Mauretania, c. 430 BCE- 550 CE
“Texts from Herodotus, Strabo, Procopius of Caesarea.” Courtesy of the Ancient History Sourcebook.”
Conflicts and Instability in Mauretania and Gaius’ Realpolitik
By Wouter Vanacker .”Numismatic sources from the protectorate of Mauretania have been overlooked significantlyin modern historical research concerning the conflicts in Mauretania and the province ofAfrica Proconsularis” particularly during the early first century AD. Courtesy of Academia edu.
Mauri equites. The tactics on light cavalry in Mauretania
By Michael P. Speidel, Antiquités africaines Année 1993 Volume 29 Numéro 1 pp. 121-126. Courtesy of YouScribe.
Ancient Coins of Numidia and Mauretania
Excerpted from Digital Historia Numerorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics
Gaetuli – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2010
Gaetuli – in ancient sources @ attalus.org
This page © Andrew Smith, 2010
The Roman Empire in West Africa
By Arienne King. Courtesy of the Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Book Reviews
The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome’s African Frontier.
By Duane W. Roller. Reviewed by Josephine Crawley Quinn for Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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