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Statue of King Ptolemy of Mauretania at the Museum of History and Civilizations in Rabat, Morocco. Ptolemy is a minor character in the novels by Robert Graves, I Claudius and Claudius the God. He appears in Stephanie Dray's novel Daughters of the Nile, which marked the end of the trilogy focusing on Ptolemy's mother.
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a funerary monument located on the road between Cherchell and Algiers, in Tipaza Province, Algeria. The mausoleum is the tomb where the Numidian Berber King Juba II (son of Juba I of Numidia ) and the Queen Cleopatra Selene II , sovereigns of Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis , were allegedly buried.
English: An ancient Roman bust of Ptolemy of Mauretania, son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II; the bust is located in the Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria.
Ptolemy Apion (died 96 BC) – son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome. Ptolemy Philadelphus (born 36 BC) – son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. Ptolemy of Mauretania (died 40 AD) – son of King Juba II of Numidia and Mauretania and Cleopatra Selene II, daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony ...
Some relics from the time of these two kings have been discovered at Chellah. After the death of Ptolemy in 40 AD the region was annexed by Rome and became the province of Mauretania Tingitana. [12] On this site the Romans built their own city, Sala Colonia. The Roman town was referred to as "Sala" by Ptolemy, a 2nd-century writer. [13]
Mauretania (/ ˌ m ɒr ɪ ˈ t eɪ n i ə, ˌ m ɔːr ɪ-/; Classical Latin: [mau̯.reːˈt̪aː.ni.a]) [5] [6] is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb.It extended from central present-day Algeria to the Atlantic, [7] [8] encompassing northern present-day Morocco, and from the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlas Mountains. [7]
A reconstructed statue of Augustus as a younger Octavian, dated c. 30 BC. ... [380] [381] Ptolemy of Mauretania was the last known monarch of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ...
The royal couple were buried in the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania. The seaport capital and its kingdom flourished during this period, with most of the population being of Greek and Phoenician origin with a minority of Berbers. Their son Ptolemy was assassinated by Caligula during a trip to Rome in AD 40.