| The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier Contributor(s): Roller, Duane W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415305969 ISBN-13: 9780415305969 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: Raised and educated in Rome, Juba II (48BC - AD 23) was sent to uphold Roman interests in northwest Africa as ruler of the new client kingdom of Mauretania. Together with his wife Kleopatra Selene, daughter of Mark Anthony and Kleopatra VII, he established a rich, multi-cultural environment at their capital, renamed Caesarea, where Egyptian, Hellenistic Greek and indigenous elements came together. Juba combined a reign of more than half a century with a career as a distinguished scholar and writer, producing an extensive collection of works and shaping Roman knowledge of the southern half of the known world, from the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa to India. The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene explores the complex culture and legacy of the kingdom, with emphasis on Juba's scholarship and the world created by these two remarkable monarchs. This detailed and comprehensive study is not only the first examination in English of Juba's life and career, but the first critical analysis of the king both as an implementer of the Augustan political, artistic and intellectual programme and as a notable scholar. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002037175 |
| Series: Routledge Classical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.4" W x 9.46" (1.61 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |