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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. However ...
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, a tomb of Cleopatra Selene II and Juba II in Tipaza, Algeria. The couple ruled Mauretania for almost two decades until Cleopatra's death at the age of 35. Controversy surrounds her exact date of death. The following epigram by Greek epigrammatist Crinagoras of Mytilene is considered to be her eulogy: [13]
Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaîos; Latin: Gaius Iulius Ptolemaeus; [2] 13 x 9 BC–AD 40) was the last Roman client king and ruler of Mauretania for Rome. He was the son of Juba II , the king of Numidia and a member of the Berber Massyles tribe, as well as a descendant of the Ptolemaic dynasty via his ...
This nomination comprises four mausolea from 3rd to 1st centuries BCE that were built for rulers of Numidia and Mauretania (the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, which is already listed as a World Heritage Site with Tipasa, tomb of Masinissa in El Khroub, pictured, Madghacen, and the Mausoleum of Beni-Rhénane), and the tombs from the 5th and 6th ...
Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania; S. Sidi Khaled Mosque This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 01:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
[4]: 27–29 Another famous example is the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania in western Algeria, which may date from the time of Juba II. [5] This structure consists of a stone tumulus, decorative columns, and spiral pathways that lead to a single interior chamber. [7]
Archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb in Italy filled with over 150 artifacts, including chariots and bronze items, shedding light on Picene aristocrats.
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania, long called the Tombeau de la Chrétienne ("Tomb of the Christian Woman"), is very similar, but a good deal larger and with Ionic columns around the base. It is the mausoleum of the thoroughly Romanized client king Juba II of Numidia and Mauretania (died 46 AD), and his queen Cleopatra Selene II , daughter of ...