Mauretania - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Mauretania - a country in north-west Africa
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+ Mauretanian , Mauretanians , Mauretanias , Moorish , Moors
148/24 nians send envoys to Africa, Mauretania, and Macedonia, urging other
100/17 Bogus, king of Mauretania, goes on an expedition to the Western Ethio
91/11 Drusus maltreats visitors from Mauretania and Numidia.
91/30 at Rome by Bocchus, king of Mauretania, and over Sulla's seal depict
81/37 torius attempts to settle in Mauretania, and later on the island
46/6 the support of king Bogud in Mauretania, and goes off to the Balearic
41/16 Bocchus, king of Mauretania, attacks Carrinas, the governor of Spain.
38/4 hus drives out Bogud, and establishes himself as king of Mauretania.
33/21 Octavianus seizes control of Mauretania after the death of Bocchus.
Within translations:
Aelian:NA_3.1 resort to the houses of Moors when they fail to find any
Aelian:NA_5.54 them. [54] & In Mauretania leopards do not attack monke
Aelian:NA_7.23 ] . And Juba of Mauretania,* the father of the boy
Aelian:NA_10.1 the manner of the natives of Mauretania. He tells in his
Aelian:NA_13.10 ting of leopards seems to be a Moorish practice. The peopl
Aelian:NA_14.5 they teach us. In Mauretania elephants are in the habit
Aelian:NA_14.6 ollowing accounts given by the Moors. Moreover the same
Aelian:NA_14.10 & The asses of Mauretania gallop at a very great speed
Athen_1.15 inventor, as Juba the Mauretanian says, was Phaenestius
Athen_12.518 whom Masinissa, king of Mauretania, made answer (as Ptole
Athen_15.677 in the blood of the Mauretanian lion, which Hadrian killed when
Diod_36.5 rom the city, a fleet of Mauretanians entered the harbour,
Festus:Brev_4 power of the Roman people. The Mauretanias were obtained
Lucian:Macr_17 [17] Massinissa, king of the Moors, lived ninety years.
Oros_1.2.90 south and the southwest the Mauretanian Sea, and on the west
Oros_4.6 and the king of the Moors to rebellion. First he was
Oros_4.9 an army into Numidia and Mauretania, treated all the people as
Oros_5.15 manipulated with ease. When the Moors and Numidians had thus been
Oros_7.33 laid waste Africa and Mauretania. Caesarea, the most important
Plin:HN_5.2 begins with the two called Mauretania, which down to the time
Plin:HN_5.10 at the farthest point of Mauretania.
Plin:HN_5.11 forces of Rome fought in Mauretania was in the principate of
Plin:HN_5.34 overflow of the waters of Mauretania. They build their houses of
Plin:HN_5.43 of at the frontier of Mauretania. Eastward of all of these
Plin:HN_5.51 in a mountain of lower Mauretania not far from the Ocean,
Plin:HN_5.16-21 * hold sway over both the Mauretanias, and who is even more
Plin:HN_6.175 of his kingdom of the Mauretanias as far as Gades and
Plin:HN_6.195 inhabiting the border of Mauretania. One section of the
Plin:HN_6.199-202 * lies at the extremity of Mauretania, over against Mount Atlas, a
Plin:HN_6.212 Hippos, Numidia, the two Mauretanias, the Atlantic Ocean, the
Plin:HN_8.2 that in the forests of Mauretania, when the new moon is
Polyaen_6.Preface agement of the conquered Moors, the subjugated Britons,
Sall:Hist_1.93 behind a small force in Mauretania, took advantage of a
Sall:Hist_2.59 rovince, but over the sea from Mauretania. By such behavio
SelPap_2.401 from the ala I Thracum Mauretaniae to the roll of a
ValMax_7.2.6 of the Numidians, Mauritanians and other adjoining

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