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Province, 117 CE
Mauretania Caesariensis
Imperial province, equestrian procuratorCapital: CaesareaRoman since 44 CE
The eastern half of the old client kingdom of Mauretania, annexed by Claudius in 44 CE after its last king, Ptolemy — a grandson of Cleopatra and Mark Antony — was executed by Caligula. Its capital Caesarea kept the extravagant Hellenistic building program that Ptolemy's father Juba II, a genuine scholar-king, had lavished on it.
Annexed by Claudius in 44 CE, after King Ptolemy of Mauretania — a grandson of Cleopatra and Mark Antony — was executed by Caligula.
15 places on the map
- Altava Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
- Auzia · Auxiliary Fort
- Beniane Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
- Maghnia Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
- Oppidum Novum · Auxiliary Fort
- Rapidum · Auxiliary Fort
- Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania · Mausoleum
- Royal Mausoleum of Syphax · Mausoleum
- Royal Palace of Juba II, Caesarea · Villa
- Saldae · Auxiliary Fort
- Sitifis · Auxiliary Fort
- Thanaramusa Castra · Auxiliary Fort
- Tigava Castra · Auxiliary Fort
- Tlemcen Roman Fort · Auxiliary Fort
- Tubusuctu · Auxiliary Fort
Sources
- Cassius Dio, Roman History 59.25
- Pliny the Elder, Natural History 5.11
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