supporters to start a rebellion in Egypt. Thus, Juba II became the perfect choice. A man raised within his own household, who upheld the same values as him, a scholarly mind, militarily accomplished, and with the proper pedigree to wed a princess (as the son of the conquered Berber king of Numidia). With a wedding of such important stature, it was attended by many noble dignitaries and recorded as a significant historical event. For example, the renowned poet Crinagoras composed that,
Great bordering regions of the world which the full stream of Nile separates from the black Aethiopians, you have by marriage made your sovereigns common to both, turning Egypt and Libya into one country.
May the children of these princes ever again rule with …show more content…
In Braund's article, he reflects that he "concerned himself particularly with philosophy, history, and most important for the present discussion, geography. Pliny the Elder, himself no slouch, was one of his admirers, describing the king as 'studiorum claritate memorabilior etiam quam regno'" (Braund 176) meaning roughly 'renown as a student rather than a king'. Juba II scholarly pursuits and are what allowed him to accept that Selene was knowledgeable and capable in her own right, regardless of her gender. For instance, he awarded her the title of co-ruler rather than simply just the position of being queen, which would have put her in deference to him. They ruled Mauretania as equals, as evidenced by their achievements and artifacts left …show more content…
They were essential from an economic standpoint, but they also could convey a message to both a kingdom's citizens and foreign kingdoms. For instance, women were traditionally rarely minted on coins (unless they were goddesses), since many societies believed that women were unimportant or unworthy of such an honor. This began to change around Selene's time, first with her own mother, then with Fulvia (one of Marc Anthony's early wives), and even Octavia. Still, to be minted on a coin was a gesture not often afforded to women in antiquity. In a collaboration by Barclay Head, various ancient coins of Mauretania were collected and the conclusion they reached was that the types of coins they repeatedly minted were "portraits of Juba and Cleopatra (Fig. 399), or types referring to the worship of Isis, and other Egyptian divinities. Others bear the head and name, always in Greek, of Cleopatra alone." (Hill and Macdonald and Wroth 888). Sometimes Juba II and Selene were displayed together as "two sides of the same coin" to represent their unity, and other times Selene was displayed alone as the head side of the coin representing her own individual
Great bordering regions of the world which the full stream of Nile separates from the black Aethiopians, you have by marriage made your sovereigns common to both, turning Egypt and Libya into one country.
May the children of these princes ever again rule with …show more content…
In Braund's article, he reflects that he "concerned himself particularly with philosophy, history, and most important for the present discussion, geography. Pliny the Elder, himself no slouch, was one of his admirers, describing the king as 'studiorum claritate memorabilior etiam quam regno'" (Braund 176) meaning roughly 'renown as a student rather than a king'. Juba II scholarly pursuits and are what allowed him to accept that Selene was knowledgeable and capable in her own right, regardless of her gender. For instance, he awarded her the title of co-ruler rather than simply just the position of being queen, which would have put her in deference to him. They ruled Mauretania as equals, as evidenced by their achievements and artifacts left …show more content…
They were essential from an economic standpoint, but they also could convey a message to both a kingdom's citizens and foreign kingdoms. For instance, women were traditionally rarely minted on coins (unless they were goddesses), since many societies believed that women were unimportant or unworthy of such an honor. This began to change around Selene's time, first with her own mother, then with Fulvia (one of Marc Anthony's early wives), and even Octavia. Still, to be minted on a coin was a gesture not often afforded to women in antiquity. In a collaboration by Barclay Head, various ancient coins of Mauretania were collected and the conclusion they reached was that the types of coins they repeatedly minted were "portraits of Juba and Cleopatra (Fig. 399), or types referring to the worship of Isis, and other Egyptian divinities. Others bear the head and name, always in Greek, of Cleopatra alone." (Hill and Macdonald and Wroth 888). Sometimes Juba II and Selene were displayed together as "two sides of the same coin" to represent their unity, and other times Selene was displayed alone as the head side of the coin representing her own individual