Juba II
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gaius Iulius Juba, C. Iulius Juba, C. Julius Juba, Gaius Julius Juba, Gaius Iulius Iuba, C. Iulius Iuba, Juba of Mauretania
crown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)
Key facts
- Reign
- 30 BC – 25 BC (5 years)
- Predecessor
- Juba I
- Successor
- Annexed to the Roman Republic / Empire
- Co ruler
- Cleopatra Selene (until 5 BC), Ptolemy (from 20 AD)
- Born
- Hippone , Annaba ( Algeria )
- Died
- 23 AD, Caesarea Mauretania ( Algeria )
- Burial
- Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
- Spouse
- Cleopatra Selene II , Glaphyra of Cappadocia
- Issue
- Ptolemy of Mauretania , Unnamed daughter
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Hippo Regius
- Place of death
- Tipasa in Mauretania
- Spouse
- Glaphyra
- Father
- Juba I
- Occupation
- scholar
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Portrait Juba II Louvre Ma1886.jpg
- Work location
- Mauretania
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Juba II
- date of birth
- 0048-00-00
- date of death
- 0023-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- praenomen
- Gaius
- gens
- Julia gens
- name in native language
- Iuba II
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Juba II, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
FatherJuba I
Juba II of Mauretania (Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba; Ancient Greek: Ἰóβας, Ἰóβα or Ἰούβας; c. 48 BC – AD 23) was the son of Juba I and client king of Numidia (30–25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – AD 23). Aside from his very successful reign, he was a highly respected scholar and author. His first wife and co-ruler was Cleopatra Selene II, daughter of Queen Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony.
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