Ptolemy of Mauretania

Ptolemy of Mauretania (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaîos; Latin: Ptolemaeus; c. 13/9 BC – AD 40) was the king of Mauretania, a client kingdom of the Roman Empire. He was the son of Juba II of Numidia and Cleopatra Selene II of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and the maternal grandson of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra and Roman general Mark Antony.

During his reign, Mauretania was a prosperous exporter of grain, oil, garum and luxuries like Tyrian purple dye to the Roman Empire. In AD 24, Ptolemy helped Publius Cornelius Dolabella to defeat the anti-Roman rebellion of Tacfarinas in North Africa. The Roman Senate honoured him for his role in suppressing the revolt, and named him a friend and ally of the Roman people.