Cleopatra Selene II

Names
	Cleopatra Selene

Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II
	An ancient Roman bust of either Cleopatra Selene II, Queen of Mauretania, or her mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt: Archaeological Museum of Cherchell, Algeria
Queen consort of Numidia
Tenure	25 BC – 25 BC
Queen consort of Mauretania
Tenure	25 BC – 5 BC
Queen of Cyrenaica
Reign	34 BC – 30 BC
Born	40 BC; Alexandria, Egypt
Died	c. 5 BC (aged 34-35); Caesarea, Mauretania
Burial	Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Spouse	Juba II of Numidia
Issue	Ptolemy, King of Mauretania; A daughter;
Names
Names
	Cleopatra Selene
Dynasty	Ptolemaic
Father	Mark Antony
Mother	Cleopatra VII Philopator

Cleopatra Selene II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; summer 40 BC – c. 5 BC;^[3] the numeration is modern) was a Ptolemaic princess, Queen of Numidia (briefly in 25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – 5 BC) and Queen of Cyrenaica (34 BC – 30 BC^[4]). She was an important royal woman in the early Augustan age.

Cleopatra Selene was the only daughter of Greek Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. In the Donations of Antioch and of Alexandria, she was made queen of Cyrenaica and Libya.^[5]^[6]^[7] After Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium and their suicides in Egypt in 30 BC, Selene and her brothers were brought to Rome and placed in the household of Octavian's sister, Octavia the Younger, a former wife of her father.

Selene married Juba II of Numidia and Mauretania. She had great influence in Mauretania's government decisions, especially regarding trade and construction projects. During their reign, the country became extremely wealthy. The couple had a son and successor, Ptolemy of Mauretania. Through their granddaughter Drusilla, the Ptolemaic line intermarried into Roman nobility for many generations.

^ Ferroukhi, Mafoud (2001). "Marble portrait, perhaps of Cleopatra VII's daughter, Cleopatra Selene, Queen of Mauretania". In Walker, Susan; Higgs, Peter (eds.). Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (British Museum Press). p. 219. ISBN 9780691088358.
^ ^a ^b Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Roller 2003, p. 256.
^ Sampson, Gareth C. (2020-08-05). Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40-20 BC. Pen and Sword Military. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-5267-1016-1.
^ Roller 2003, pp. 76–81.
^ Grant, Michael (2011-07-14). Cleopatra: Cleopatra. Orion. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-78022-114-4.
^ Chauveau, Michel (2000). Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies. Cornell University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8014-8576-3.

[1] Ferroukhi, Mafoud (2001). "Marble portrait, perhaps of Cleopatra VII's daughter, Cleopatra Selene, Queen of Mauretania". In Walker, Susan; Higgs, Peter (eds.). Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (British Museum Press). p. 219. ISBN 9780691088358.

[EKA-2] Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[FOOTNOTERoller2003256-3] Roller 2003, p. 256.

[4] Sampson, Gareth C. (2020-08-05). Rome and Parthia: Empires at War: Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40-20 BC. Pen and Sword Military. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-5267-1016-1.

[FOOTNOTERoller200376–81-5] Roller 2003, pp. 76–81.

[6] Grant, Michael (2011-07-14). Cleopatra: Cleopatra. Orion. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-78022-114-4.

[7] Chauveau, Michel (2000). Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies. Cornell University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8014-8576-3.

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