Turbo accompanies Hadrian to Mauretania in North…

Turbo accompanies Hadrian to Mauretania in North Africa in 123, where they jointly lead a military campaign against local rebels after the Jewish revolt had been quelled elsewhere.

The sources are not clear on the relation of this revolt to that of Jews elsewhere in the Empire, although Caesarea will continue to be a major center of Jewry until the spread of Christianity after 300.

However, the emperor’s visit is to be short, as reports come through that the Eastern nation of Parthia is again preparing for war; as a result, Hadrian quickly heads eastwards.

As another example of how much Hadrian trusts Turbo, he puts him in charge of the two western provinces in North Africa, Mauretania Caesariensis and …