Ptolemy of Mauretania

Ptolemy
Bust of Ptolemy of Mauretania, c. 30–40, Louvre
King of Mauretania
Reign20–40 AD (20 years)
PredecessorJuba II
SuccessorNone (Kingdom annexed by Rome)
Co-rulerJuba II (until 23 AD)
Born13 x 9 BC
Cherchell, Caesarea Mauretaniae (Algeria)
Died40 AD (age 49–53)
Rome
Burial
SpouseJulia Urania
IssueDrusilla
Names
Gaius Julius Ptolemaeus
HouseNumidia (paternal line)
Ptolemaic dynasty (maternal line)
FatherJuba II
MotherCleopatra Selene II of Egypt

Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaîos; Latin: Gaius Iulius Ptolemaeus; 13 x 9 BC–AD 40) was the last Roman client king and ruler of Mauretania for Rome. He was the son of Juba II, the king of Numidia and a member of the Berber Massyles tribe, as well as a descendant of the Ptolemaic dynasty via his mother Cleopatra Selene II.