Juba II

Names
	Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba

Juba II
Juba II
	Portrait bust of Juba II, Louvre Museum
King of Numidia
Reign	30 BC – 25 BC (5 years)
Predecessor	Juba I
Successor	Annexed to the Roman Republic/Empire
King of Mauretania
Reign	25 BC – AD 23 (47 years)
Predecessor	Bocchus II
Successor	Ptolemy
Co-ruler	Cleopatra Selene (until 5 BC); Ptolemy (from 20 AD)
Died	23 AD
Spouse	Cleopatra Selene II; Glaphyra of Cappadocia
Issue	Ptolemy of Mauretania; Julia
Names
Names
	Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba
Father	Juba I

Juba II of Mauretania (Latin: Gaius Iulius Iuba;^[1] Ancient Greek: Ἰóβας, Ἰóβα or Ἰούβας;^[2] 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^[3]^[4] was Cleopatra Selene II, daughter of Queen Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony.

^ Braund, David (2014). Rome and the Friendly King: The Character of Client Kingship. Routledge Revivals. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 9781317803010.
^ Roller, Duane W. (2003) The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene "Routledge (UK)". pp. 1–3. ISBN 0-415-30596-9.
^ Middleton, Guy D. (2023-02-09). Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World: From the Palaeolithic to the Byzantines. Cambridge University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-108-57486-0.
^ Roller, Duane W. (2018-05-14). Cleopatra's Daughter: and Other Royal Women of the Augustan Era. Oxford University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-19-061884-1.