Ptolemy of Mauretania

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Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaîos; 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 relative of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that ruled the Roman Empire. During his reign, Mauretania became prosperous by exporting grain, oil, garum, and Tyrian purple dye to the Roman Empire. In AD 24, he helped Publius Cornelius Dolabella to defeat Tacfarinas, a rebel waging anti-Roman campaigns across North Africa. The Roman Senate honoured Ptolemy for his role in suppressing the revolt and named him a friend and ally of the Roman people. He was later executed by the Roman emperor Caligula in AD 40 for unknown reasons. Although ancient sources said that Caligula was motivated by personal jealousy, modern historians have...

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