Back موريطنية Arabic موريطانية ARY Mavretaniya Azerbaijani Маўрэтанія Byelorussian Мавретания Bulgarian Mauretania Breton Mauretània Catalan Mauretánie (království) Czech Mauretania (talaith) Welsh Mauretanien (antikken) Danish
Mauretania | |
|---|---|
| 3rd century BC – 7th century AD[1] | |
 Mauretania | |
| Status | Tribal Berber kingdoms (3rd century BC – 40 AD) Provinces of the Roman Empire (44 AD – 7th century AD) Independent kingdoms (431 AD[1] – 8th century) |
| Capital | Volubilis[2] Iol / Caesarea[3] |
| Common languages | Berber, Latin |
| Religion | Roman paganism, local beliefs, Christianity[4] |
| King | |
• 110–80 BC | Bocchus I |
• 25 BC - 23 AD. | Juba II |
• 20–40 AD | Ptolemy of Mauretania. |
| Historical era | Classical Antiquity |
• Established | 200 BC |
• client state of the Roman Empire | 25 BC |
• Division into Roman provinces | 44 AD |
• Disestablished | 44 AD |
| Today part of | Algeria Morocco Spain ∟Ceuta ∟Melilla |
Mauretania (/ˌmɒrɪˈteɪniə, ˌmɔːrɪ-/; Classical Latin: [mau̯.reːˈt̪aː.ni.a])[5][6] is the Latin name for a region in the ancient Maghreb. It extended from central present-day Algeria to the Atlantic,[7][8] encompassing northern present-day Morocco, and from the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlas Mountains.[7] Its native inhabitants, of Berber ancestry, were known to the Romans as the Mauri and the Masaesyli.[1]
In 25 BC, the kings of Mauretania became Roman vassals until about 44 AD, when the area was annexed to Rome and divided into two provinces: Mauretania Tingitana and Mauretania Caesariensis. Christianity spread there from the 3rd century onwards.[9] After the Muslim Arabs subdued the region in the 7th century, Islam became the dominant religion.
- ^ a b c "region, North Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. August 9, 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Archaeological Site of Volubilis".
- ^ "Iol - ancient city, Algeria". Encyclopedia Britannica. 28 Aug 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ E. Wilhit, David (2017). Ancient African Christianity: An Introduction to a Unique Context and Tradition. Taylor & Francis. pp. 344–345. ISBN 9781135121426.
- ^ The Classic Latin Dictionary, Follett, 1957, only gives "Mauritania"
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
- ^ a b Phillip C. Naylor (7 May 2015). Historical Dictionary of Algeria. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-8108-7919-5.
- ^ Alan K. Bowman, Edward Champlin, Andrew Lintott (1996). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. p. 597. ISBN 978-0-521-26430-3.
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