Juba II

Juba II
Portrait bust of Juba II, Louvre Museum
King of Numidia
Reign30 BC – 25 BC (5 years)
PredecessorJuba I
SuccessorAnnexed to the Roman Republic/Empire
King of Mauretania
Reign25 BC – AD 23 (47 years)
PredecessorBocchus II
SuccessorPtolemy
Co-rulerCleopatra Selene (until 5 BC)
Ptolemy (from 20 AD)
Died23 AD
SpouseCleopatra Selene II
Glaphyra of Cappadocia
IssuePtolemy of Mauretania
Julia
Names
Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba
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.