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Volubilis

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Volubilis: Roman city in Morocco, probably the capital of ancient Mauretania.

Volubilis, basilica

Probably founded by the Carthaginians in the third century BCE; contacts with Berbers
Fertile area, many agrarian products
Independent area after the Second Punic War
Kingdom of Juba of Mauretania; Volubilis probably was its capital
The emperor Caligula (r.37-41 CE) invited the last Mauretanian king, Ptolemy, son of Juba II, to Rome and had him killed.^note
Revolt of Aedemon; final annexation in 44, by Claudius. Mauretania divided into two provinces: Mauretania Tingitana (west) and Mauretania Caesariensis (east). The annexation is documented in the inscription of Marcus Valerius Severus
The Romans never fully subdued the Berbers
Remained occupied in the Byzantine age
Latin was the spoken language until the Arab conquests (c.700 CE)

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