Abstract
The Portraits of Juba II, King of Mauritania, and of his Son and Successor, Ptolemaios. Abstract. – During their reigns, ruling Mauretania from their home at Caesarea, Juba II (ca 50 BC - 23 AD) and his son Ptolemaios (ca 14 BC - 40 AD) commissioned several portraits of superb quality. K. Fittschen published a systematic study, with dating and typology of the portraits. However, his unjustified interpretation of the portraits of the royal family in terms of an Augustan Bildnispolitik and disregard for the numismatic evidence which gives key dates for the life of Ptolemaios, led to serious dating errors. Unlike the portraits of Augustus, those of Juba II and Ptolemaios scrupulously record the kings’ age. A new chronology is proposed based on the age-defining features and revised dates for the life of Ptolemaios.
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