Ptolemy of Mauretania

Ptolemy of Mauretania
King of Mauretania
Bust of Ptolemy of Mauretania, c. 30–40, Louvre
Born	13-9 BC Caesarea, Kingdom of Mauretania
Died	40 AD (age 49-53) Rome
Burial	Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Spouse	Julia Urania
Issue	Drusilla, Queen of Emesa
House	Ptolemaic dynasty (female line)
Father	Juba II
Mother	Cleopatra Selene II of Egypt

Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Latin: Ptolemaeus, Berber: Ptulimayus, ⴱⵜⵓⵍⵉⵎⴰⵢⵓⵙ, 13 BC/9 BC-40) was the last Roman client king and ruler of Mauretania for Rome.

Ptolemy was the son of King Juba II and Queen Cleopatra Selene II of Mauretania. His birth date is not certainly known, but must have occurred before his mother's death, which has been estimated to have taken place in 5 BC. He had a sister (possibly younger) who is evidenced by an Athenian inscription, but her name has not been preserved. She may have been called Drusilla of Mauretania.

His father Juba II was the son of King Juba I of Numidia, who was descended from the Berbers of North Africa and was an ally to the Roman Triumvir Pompey. His mother Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of the Ptolemaic Greek Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. Ptolemy was of Berber, Greek and Roman ancestry. Ptolemy and his sister were the only known children of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene II to reach maturity and were among the younger grandchildren to Mark Antony. Through his maternal grandfather, Ptolemy was distantly related to Julius Caesar and the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Ptolemy was a first cousin to Germanicus and the Roman Emperor Claudius and a second cousin to the Emperor Caligula, the Empress Agrippina the Younger, the Empress Valeria Messalina and the Emperor Nero.