person
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy
Son of Juba, young and careless king of Mauretania, whose freedmen and slaves defected to Tacfarinas.
Reading notes
- The Annals §4.23 Ptolemy, Juba's son
Ptolemy of Mauretania, young and careless successor to Juba II, whose disaffected freedmen and slaves swelled Tacfarinas's ranks.
- The Annals §4.26 an ivory scepter and an embroidered toga
The scipio eburneus and toga picta, the ancient regalia by which Rome conferred on a foreign prince the title 'king, ally, and friend.'