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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827186703321

Autore

Roller Duane W

Titolo

The world of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene : royal scholarship on Rome's African frontier / / Duane W. Roller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-40295-3

1-134-40296-1

0-415-75406-2

1-280-02288-4

0-203-32192-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Routledge classical monographs

Disciplina

939/.71

B

Soggetti

Mauretania (Kingdom) Civilization

Mauretania (Kingdom) Kings and rulers Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-309) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Juba's Numidian ancestry; Mauretania; Juba's youth and education; Kleopatra Selene; The Mauretanian client kingdom: foundation, military history, and economy; The artistic and cultural program of Juba and Kleopatra Selene; Rex Literatissimus; Libyka; The eastern expedition with Gaius Caesar; On Arabia; The Mauretanian dynasty; Epilogue; Appendix 1: The published works of Juba II; Appendix 2: Stemmata; Appendix 3: Client kingship; Bibliography; List of passages cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene is the first examination in English of Juba's life and career. It analysis the king both as a notable scholar and as an implementer of intellectual programme.