Eunoë (Queen of Mauritania)
Eunoë was a in the 1st century BC. Living queen of Mauritania .
Eunoë was the wife of the Mauritanian ruler Bogud , who held the Roman general Gaius Iulius Caesar . The imperial biographer Suetonius claims, citing the historian Marcus Actorius Naso , that Caesar - perhaps during this in the first half of 46 BC. Last campaign carried out in North Africa against the opposed party of the Pompeians - I had a brief love affair with Eunoë and gave her rich gifts. It is possible that Eunoë, as Caesar's lover, temporarily replaced Cleopatra . Eunoë's husband Bogud continued to support Caesar.
literature
- Michael Grant : Cleopatra. Biography . Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1998, ISBN 3-404-61416-X , p. 126; 132.
- Christoph Schäfer : Cleopatra . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-534-15418-5 , p. 97.
- Friedrich Münzer : Eunoë 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, Sp. 1128.
Remarks
- ^ Suetonius, Caesar 52, 1.
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| SURNAME | Eunoë |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mauritanian queen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |