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Eunoë (wife of Bogudes)

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164:. The text describes her; "Eunoe was the most beautiful woman in four kingdoms — nevertheless, she was Moorish", which Beer further analysed as being indicative of the fact that it was unimaginable to audiences of the time to believe that a lover of Caesar could be ugly, but that Moors still represented everything that was ugly to them. 38: 159:
states that the Roman general is "transformed into Caesar, the medieval chevalier" in the text, and that the author is more interested in Caesar's sexual dominance over the queen than the political dominance he held over her husband
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on 6 April 46 BC, the two were among several queens courted by Caesar. It is also possible that they first met in Spain if she accompanied her husband there on a campaign. Only a brief romance for the
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he mounted an expedition along the Atlantic coast, seemingly venturing into the tropics. When he returned he presented his wife Eunoë with gigantic reeds and asparagus he had found on the journey.
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The History of the World, Ecclesiastical and Civil: from the Creation to the Present Time ... Done Into English by Several Hands from the Fourth and Best Edition, Etc: Volume 5
104:, but her name is Greek so it appears she might have been from there or had Greek ancestry. She was likely of very high status, as she is mentioned by historian 139:, both Eunoe and Bogudes profited through gifts bestowed on them by Caesar. Caesar departed from Africa in June 46 BC, five and a half months after he landed. 44: 187: 181: 155: 193: 446: 173:. In such fiction her character often serves as a foil for the relationship between Caesar and another woman, mostly Cleopatra, such as in 516: 496: 511: 212:, who lived in the 16th century. There is however no archaeological evidence of a coin that bears her name or picture. 472: 501: 339: 506: 389: 323: 175: 147:
Eunoë and Caesar's affair is greatly exaggerated and expanded on in the Medieval French prose work
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Eunoë has also been depicted in several novels about Caesar, as well as serialized stories in
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The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier
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The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier
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she also plays a posthumous role as a person of interest for Cleopatra's daughter
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in Caesar's affections, when he arrived in North Africa prior to the
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The Women Who Influenced The Lives of Cicero, Caesar, and Vergil
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At an unspecified early date in her marriage to her husband
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Eunoe, reine berbère de Gétulie, et Jules César, imperator
259: 488: 338:, Leila Celestia Walker, Master of Arts Thesis, 239: 237: 100:Eunoë Maura was thought to be descended from 420:The bloodied toga: a novel of Julius Caesar 234: 123:She is believed to have been a mistress of 354:, Adrian Goldsworthy, Chapter XXI, p. 468. 201:who became queen of Mauritania after her. 36: 255: 253: 433:When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra 289: 287: 285: 208:drawing by Italian artist and polymath 489: 462: 260:Dirk Jacob Jansen (26–29 March 2014). 142: 268: 250: 282: 13: 456: 396:: Volume 73; Volume 146 – 186 392:. Smith, Elder and Company, 1932; 204:Eunoe has also been depicted in a 108:in the same context as Cleopatra. 14: 528: 482: 75:. Her name has also been spelled 517:African people of Greek descent 438: 425: 412: 399: 383: 370: 245:Dictionary of African Biography 357: 345: 329: 313: 300: 1: 227: 95: 497:1st-century BC Berber people 340:University of South Carolina 153:. Jeanette Beer in her book 90: 7: 512:Mistresses of Julius Caesar 390:William Makepeace Thackeray 215: 111: 10: 533: 463:Ferrah, Abdelaziz (2009). 352:Caesar: Life of a Colossus 52: 35: 28: 23: 407:The Memoirs of Cleopatra 324:Harvard University Press 247:, Volume 1–6 – page: 471 176:The Memoirs of Cleopatra 127:. She may have replaced 418:William George Hardy; 322:, Diana E.E. Kleiner, 394:The Cornhill Magazine 222:Women in ancient Rome 170:The Cornhill Magazine 502:1st-century BC women 45:Magnum ac Novum Opus 342:, 1935, Chapter II. 143:Cultural depictions 30:Queen of Mauretania 18:Queen of Mauretania 507:Mauretanian queens 320:Cleopatra and Rome 71:, King of Western 405:Margaret George; 378:A Medieval Caesar 365:A Medieval Caesar 188:When We Were Gods 182:The Bloodied Toga 156:A Medieval Caesar 150:Faits des Romains 133:Battle of Thapsus 62: 61: 524: 478: 450: 447:Song of the Nile 444:Stephanie Dray; 442: 436: 431:Colin Falconer; 429: 423: 416: 410: 403: 397: 387: 381: 376:Beer, Jeanette; 374: 368: 363:Beer, Jeanette; 361: 355: 349: 343: 333: 327: 317: 311: 306:Duane W Roller; 304: 298: 293:Duane W Roller; 291: 280: 279: 272: 266: 265: 257: 248: 241: 194:Song of the Nile 67:was the wife of 40: 21: 20: 532: 531: 527: 526: 525: 523: 522: 521: 487: 486: 485: 475: 459: 457:Further reading 454: 453: 443: 439: 430: 426: 417: 413: 404: 400: 388: 384: 375: 371: 362: 358: 350: 346: 334: 330: 318: 314: 305: 301: 292: 283: 274: 273: 269: 258: 251: 242: 235: 230: 218: 145: 114: 98: 93: 48: 19: 12: 11: 5: 530: 520: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 484: 483:External links 481: 480: 479: 473: 458: 455: 452: 451: 437: 424: 411: 398: 382: 369: 356: 344: 328: 326:, 2005, p. 96. 312: 299: 281: 267: 249: 232: 231: 229: 226: 225: 224: 217: 214: 144: 141: 113: 110: 97: 94: 92: 89: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 41: 33: 32: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 529: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 494: 492: 476: 474:9789947214480 470: 466: 461: 460: 449: 448: 441: 434: 428: 421: 415: 408: 402: 395: 391: 386: 379: 373: 366: 360: 353: 348: 341: 337: 332: 325: 321: 316: 309: 303: 296: 290: 288: 286: 277: 271: 263: 256: 254: 246: 240: 238: 233: 223: 220: 219: 213: 211: 210:Jacopo Strada 207: 202: 200: 196: 195: 190: 189: 184: 183: 178: 177: 172: 171: 165: 163: 158: 157: 152: 151: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 125:Julius Caesar 121: 119: 109: 107: 103: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 58: 55: 51: 47: 46: 39: 34: 31: 27: 22: 16: 464: 445: 440: 432: 427: 419: 414: 406: 401: 393: 385: 377: 372: 364: 359: 351: 347: 335: 331: 319: 315: 307: 302: 294: 275: 270: 261: 244: 203: 192: 186: 180: 174: 168: 166: 154: 148: 146: 122: 115: 99: 84: 80: 76: 64: 63: 43: 29: 15: 409:– page: 210 380:– page: 162 367:– page: XVI 65:Eunoë Maura 42:Eunoë from 491:Categories 310:– page: 58 297:– page: 57 228:References 206:numismatic 96:Early life 73:Mauretania 199:Selene II 129:Cleopatra 106:Suetonius 91:Biography 467:. ANEP. 216:See also 112:Marriage 102:Berbers 69:Bogudes 57:Bogudes 471:  81:Euryes 77:Euries 53:Spouse 435:– 113 422:– 176 191:. In 162:Bogud 137:Roman 118:Bogud 85:Eunoa 24:Eunoë 469:ISBN 185:and 83:or 79:or 493:: 284:^ 252:^ 236:^ 179:, 87:. 477:. 278:.

Index


Magnum ac Novum Opus
Bogudes
Bogudes
Mauretania
Berbers
Suetonius
Bogud
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Battle of Thapsus
Roman
Faits des Romains
A Medieval Caesar
Bogud
The Cornhill Magazine
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Bloodied Toga
When We Were Gods
Song of the Nile
Selene II
numismatic
Jacopo Strada
Women in ancient Rome





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