King of West-Mauretania, ally of Caesar, ally of Mark Anthony
Mastanesosus
King of Mauretania
Reign
80 BC–49 BC
Predecessor
Bocchus I
Successor
Bogud and Bocchus II
Mastanesosus (or Sosus or Sus, Punic: 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤍𐤑𐤍, MŠTNṢN) was a Berber king of Mauretania (modern-day Morocco and Western Algeria) and son of Bocchus I. He ruled from around 80 BC to 49 BC.[1]
^Encyclopédie Berbère - Bocchus. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
Vatinius had allegedly met King Mastanesosus in person in 62 BC. Some historians, such as Stéphane Gsell, have confused Mastanesosus with Massinissa II of Numidia...
Bogud (died 31 BC), son of King Mastanesosus of Mauretania, was a Berber joint king of Mauretania with his elder brother Bocchus II, with Bocchus ruling...
He was the son of Mastanesosus, who died in 49 BC, upon which Bocchus inherited the throne. He was surely the son of Mastanesosus, king of Mauretania...
(name unknown), who married Jugurtha of Numidia; his eventual heir Sosus/Mastanesosus; and two other sons, Bogud (not to be confused with king Bogud) and Volux...
Mythical king of Mauretania Bagas fl. 225 BC Bocchus I c. 110 – c. 80s BC Mastanesosus c. 80s BC – 49 Bogud 49 – c. 38 BC Co-ruler with Bocchus II Bocchus II...
king of West-Numidia (81 to 46 BC), son of Masteabar.[citation needed] Mastanesosus, king of Mauretania from 80 to 49 BC, son of Bocchus.[citation needed]...
Camps has argued that they more properly belong to the Mauretanian king Mastanesosus. In 40 BC, during the Perusine War, Sextius refused to cede the province...
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