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Kingdom of Mauretania
Origins
The Mauri, Berber peoples of northern Morocco, were united under kings by the late 3rd century BCE; the first well-known king, Baga, provided an escort to Masinissa in 206 BCE. The kingdom lay west of the Mulucha (Moulouya) river and included old Phoenician towns such as Lixus and Tingis.
Rule and society
The kings mixed Berber, Punic and later Roman and Greek culture. Bocchus I handed Jugurtha of Numidia to Sulla in 105 BCE, gaining western Numidia. After Bocchus II bequeathed the kingdom to Rome, Augustus installed Juba II in 25 BCE, and Juba married Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII. Juba, a scholar, rebuilt Iol as Caesarea, and the kingdom exported purple dye, citrus wood and wild animals.
Decline and legacy
In 40 CE Caligula summoned Juba's son Ptolemy to Rome and had him executed. After a revolt led by Aedemon, Claudius annexed the kingdom, dividing it in 42 CE into Mauretania Tingitana and Mauretania Caesariensis.
Lineage
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- Kingdom of Mauretania was a vassal of Roman Empire25 BCE – 40 CE
- Gaetuli paid tribute to Kingdom of Mauretania25 BCE – 6 CE
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