Mastanesosus
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Mastanesosus (or Sosus or Sus, , ) was a Berber king of Mauretania and son of Bocchus I. He ruled from Iol from 80 BC to 49 BC.
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Mastanesosus (or Sosus or Sus, , ) was a Berber king of Mauretania and son of Bocchus I. He ruled from Iol from 80 BC to 49 BC.
==Evidence== The little information known about King Mastanesosus comes from coins bearing the inscription "REX BOCCHVS SOSI F" (Bocchus II son of Sosus), in addition to a reference by Cicero in his book In Vatinum, where he detailed an itinerary by Publius Vatinius through North Africa. Vatinius had allegedly met King Mastanesosus in person in 62 BC.
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