Mauretania was an ancient kingdom in northwest Africa, encompassing regions of modern-day Morocco and Algeria. Although it shares a name with the modern country of Mauritania, they do not overlap. Ancient Mauretania was named after the Mauri, or Moors, a Berber tribe that inhabited the region.
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c. 1300 BCEEgyptians record the presence of semi-nomadic tribes in the Maghreb.
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85 BCE - 46 BCELife of Juba I, a Numidian chieftain who united the Numidians and Mauretanians against Caesar.
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48 BCE - 23 CELife of Juba II, Numidian prince and king of Mauretania.
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33 BCECaesarea Mauretania annexed by Rome.
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c. 25 BCE - 23 CECaesarea Mauretania is lavishly rebuilt and expanded during the reigns of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II.
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6 CEGaetulians revolts against Juba II's rule in Mauretania.
