Queen of Mauretania

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Queen of Mauretania was the royal title held by Cleopatra Selene II, the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, as ruler of the North African kingdom of Mauretania under Roman influence.

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Queen of Mauretania canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Queen of Mauretania
client kingdom of the Roman Empire
royal title
alsoKnownAs Cleopatra Selene of Mauretania
linked to: Cleopatra Selene II

Cleopatra VIII (in some reckonings)
linked to: Cleopatra Selene II
associatedWith Romanization of Mauretania
spread of Greco-Roman culture in North Africa
birthPlace Alexandria
burialPlace Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
child Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II
citizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Empire
countryRuled Mauretania
deathPlace Mauretania
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: Lagid dynasty
era early Roman Empire
late Hellenistic period
father Mark Antony
heldTitle Queen of Mauretania
heritage Egyptian
Greek
Macedonian
Roman
locatedIn North Africa
near Tipasa, modern Algeria
mother Cleopatra VII
notableFor linking the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt with the Numidian and Mauretanian royal houses
serving as a client queen under Roman hegemony in North Africa
parentalAllegiance Second Triumvirate (through Mark Antony)
linked to: Second Triumvirate
parentalHouse Julio-Claudian dynasty (through Mark Antony’s alliance with Octavian)
patronOf arts and learning in Mauretania (traditionally attributed)
politicalStatus client monarch of Rome
reignEnd before AD 6
reignStart c. 25 BC
relatedTo Ptolemy XV Caesarion
religion Hellenistic polytheism
sibling Alexander Helios
Ptolemy Philadelphus
spouse Cleopatra Selene II
Juba II of Mauretania
linked to: Juba II
successorState Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis
Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana
symbolicRole embodiment of the union of Egyptian, Greek, and North African royal traditions
title King of Mauretania
Queen consort of Mauretania
Queen regnant in Mauretania (in some interpretations)

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Cleopatra Selene II nobleTitle Queen of Mauretania
Cleopatra Selene II heldTitle Queen of Mauretania
subject linked to: Queen of Mauretania
Julia Urania positionHeld Queen of Mauretania