Ptolemy, the last king of Mauretania and Numidia
Son of King Yuba II, grandson of Yuba I, grandson of Hamsabil II, grandson of Goda
Ptolemy, King of Mauritania, succeeded his father, Yuba II. Other titles: King of Numidia, born between 13 BC and 9 BC. Death, Rome, 40
Wife Julia Urania Children Julia Drusilla Urania
On his maternal side, Ptolemy was connected to the Egyptian royal Ptolemaic dynasty - he was also the last to bear that name - thanks to his grandmother Cleopatra, and to the Julio-Claudian dynasty thanks to his grandfather Marcus Antony. He is also the grandfather of Emperor Claudius, the son-in-law of Augustus, the great-grandfather of Caligula, and the great-grandfather of Nero.
He ruled his father's kingdom until his death, which ended with his assassination by his relative Caligula, who after his murder permanently annexed his lands to the Roman Empire.
Ptolemy, son of Juba II and his wife Cleopatra Selene II, had a sister named Dorsilla.
As Mark Antony's grandson, he was also a descendant of the Antonia clan, the latter of which was related to the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Therefore, Ptolemy was a distant cousin of the Roman Emperors Claudio, Caligula, and Nero
In the year 40, Caligula invited Ptolemy to Rome and received him with the honors due him, but killed him shortly afterwards. According to Suetonius there are two versions
The first novel: One day, Ptolemy entered the circus to attend a performance wearing a red cloak that aroused public admiration, and Caligula, in a fit of jealousy, ordered his execution.
The second story: Before his death, Ptolemy was detained in prison for some time, where Seneca saw him. It seems more likely that Ptolemy's condemnation was connected to a conspiracy (the details of which little is known) discovered by Caligula in that same period, and involving a military commander in Germany, Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Getolicus, whose father had fought with Juba II. So, fearing that his relative might also be involved, he killed him as a precaution. With Ptolemy the Mauritanian, the last king of Numidia died
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