The fragments of Juba II’s Λιβυκά allow us to reconstruct the identity link between the monarch and his kingdom, between geographical manipulation (e.g. the course of the Nile, the shape of the African continent) and explorations (Canary and Purple Islands, Atlas). This paper aims to demonstrate the political use of the African space by Juba in the construction of a storytelling willing to consolidate the king’s own power and to connect the territory to the ancient histories of the new Mauritanian dynasty, creating an ideal connection between Mauretania and Egypt through the course of the Nile (a symbol of the union with Cleopatra Selene) and using Punic literature
Identità e dignità africane nei resoconti delle esplorazioni geografiche di Giuba II di Mauretania / DE PONTI, Federico. - (2024), pp. 123-128. (Intervento presentato al convegno Experiencing the Landscape in Antiquity 3. III Convegno Internazionale di Antichistica - tenutosi a Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata').
Identità e dignità africane nei resoconti delle esplorazioni geografiche di Giuba II di Mauretania
Federico De Ponti
2024
Abstract
The fragments of Juba II’s Λιβυκά allow us to reconstruct the identity link between the monarch and his kingdom, between geographical manipulation (e.g. the course of the Nile, the shape of the African continent) and explorations (Canary and Purple Islands, Atlas). This paper aims to demonstrate the political use of the African space by Juba in the construction of a storytelling willing to consolidate the king’s own power and to connect the territory to the ancient histories of the new Mauritanian dynasty, creating an ideal connection between Mauretania and Egypt through the course of the Nile (a symbol of the union with Cleopatra Selene) and using Punic literatureI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
