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Bocchus II. († 33 v. Chr.) war spätestens ab 49 v. Chr. König von Mauretanien . Leben. Gemäß dem Zeugnis aufgefundener Münzen des Bocchus, auf denen eine lateinische Umschrift seine Filiation als Rex Bocchus Sosi f. angibt, war er ein Sohn des mauretanischen Königs Mastanesosus.
King of Mauretania. Reign. 49 BC–33 BC. Predecessor. Mastanesosus. Successor. Interregnum. Bocchus II was a king of Mauretania in the 1st century BC. He was the son of Mastanesosus, who died in 49 BC, upon which Bocchus inherited the throne.
17. Apr. 2024 · Bocchus II (died c. 33 bc) was the king of the eastern half of Mauretania in North Africa from 49 to c. 38 bc, when he became ruler of all Mauretania. He was a son of Bocchus I. Bocchus II and another son of Bocchus I, Bogud, succeeded their father to the rule of Mauretania about 50 bc.
- E. Badian
Bocchus I. war König von Mauretanien, um 110 bis 80 v. Chr. Im Jugurthinischen Krieg (111–105 v. Chr.) zwischen dem numidischen König Jugurtha und dem Römischen Reich blieb er bis 108 v. Chr. neutral, schlug sich dann jedoch auf die Seite seines Schwiegersohns Jugurtha [1]. Später verriet er Jugurtha und lieferte ihn 105 v. Chr. an Sulla aus. [2] .
- Etymology of His Name
- Life and Family
- Jugurthine War
- Successors
A. Pellegrin suggests that the name Bocchus is only the Latin form of a Berber name, possibly Wekkus. This name may be related to the Touareg "Aweqqas", which means "lion", or, in the local Aokas dialect, "shark", and can be used as a male name. Several locations in North Africa bear etymologically related names, such as the city of Aokas in Algeri...
Very little is known about Bocchus I or his Mauretanian kingdom. He was probably the son or grandson of King Baga of Mauretania, a contemporary of King Massinissa of neighboring Numidia. Bocchus' North African kingdom was bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Moulouya River (Latin: Mulucha). Roman historian Sallust in Bellum Jugurthinum (The Jurgu...
Around 108 BCE, as the conflict between Rome and Numidia coalesced, Bocchus remained noncommittal. After Jugurtha promised Bocchus a third of his kingdom, Bocchus allied with Jugurtha. Their allied forces were defeated by Gaius Marius at the Second Battle of Cirtain 106 BCE. As Jugurtha continued to evade the Romans and the war dragged on, Bocchus ...
Bocchus was succeeded by his son Mastanesosus, who bequeathed the kingdom to his sons Bocchus II and Bogud, who each ruled half the kingdom of Mauretania. The two kings took opposite sides in Rome's civil war, and Bocchus II seized Bogud's half. When Bocchus II died in 33 BCE, Mauretania became a client kingdomof Rome.
King of Mauretania jointly with *Bogud (his brother), ruling the later Caesariensis. In the Civil War he joined P. *Sittius and supported *Caesar against *Juba I. He was rewarded with part of *Numidia, but lost it after Caesar's death.
30. Apr. 2022 · king of Mauretania (ruled c. 64–33 BCE), a direct descendant (perhaps grandson) of the famous Bocchus I, inherited the eastern portion of the kingdom of Mauretania from his father Sosus around 64 BCE. A cousin (perhaps brother), Bogudes II, ruled western Mauretania from Volubilis. The earliest evidence for the reign of Bocchus II ...
