Bocchus (Greek, Βοκχος, Bochos) was a King of Mauretania designated by historians as Bocchus I. He was also the father-in-law of Jugurtha, with whom he made war against the Romans. He delivered Jugurtha to the Romans in 106 BC. Mauretania was a Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa (named after the Mauri tribe, after whom the Moors were named), corresponding to western Algeria and northern Morocco. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Jugurtha, (c. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...
Bochus I was the father of Bocchus II, who died in 33 BC, after which his kingdom became a Roman province. Bocchus II was king of Mauretania. ...
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