Bust of Juba II from Volubilis 25 BCE

"At age five, Juba II was brought to Rome by Julius Caesar & paraded in his African triumphal procession. Caesar then took the boy to be raised in his household where he was educated, learning Latin & Greek & then granted Roman citizenship.

Juba II could be considered a philosopher-king, being a patron of the arts and scholar. He wrote books in Greek & Latin on history, natural history, geography etc. Pliny the Elder refers to him as an authority 65 times in the Natural History. Sadly, only fragments have survived."

 

Bust of Juba II from Volubilis 25 BCE

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