Juba II, who Augustus had restored as the king of Numidia between 29 BC – 27 BCE, had established Numidia as a Roman ally; he is to become one of the most loyal client kings that serves Rome.

Between 26 BCE and 20 BCE, Augustus has arranged for him to marry Cleopatra Selene II, giving her a large dowry and appointing her queen.

It is probably due to his services with Augustus in a campaign in Spain that lead Augustus to make him King of Mauretania.

By then her brothers, Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus, have died, probably from illness.

When Cleopatra marries Juba, she is the only surviving member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Juba and Cleopatra cannot return to Numidia, as it had been provincialized in 46 BCE.

The couple is sent to Mauretania, an unorganized territory that needs Roman supervision.

When the couple moves to Mauretania, they rename their new capital Caesaria (modern Cherchell, Algeria) in honor of Augustus.

The construction and sculpture projects at Caesaria and …