Editing Ptolemy of Mauretania (section)

===Death===
The Kingdom of Mauretania was one of the wealthiest Roman client kingdoms, and after 24, Ptolemy continued to reign without interruption. In late 40, Caligula invited Ptolemy to [[Rome]] and welcomed him with appropriate honors. Ptolemy was confirmed as king and an ally and friend of the empire, but he was assassinated by the order of Caligula. Caligula's motivation is unclear. Ancient historians claim envy of Ptolemy's wealth<ref>Dio, 59.25.1</ref> or a theatrical crowd's admiration of Ptolemy's purple cloak.<ref>Suetonius, Caligula, 35.2</ref> Later historians have suggested other motivations. Some of these are inspired by Suetonius's claim about the purple cloak, while others are independent of the claims of the ancient historians, for example, the idea that Ptolemy may have been implicated in a plot by Gaetulicus or Caligula wanted to exert greater control over Mauretania.<ref>Barrett 2015, pp. 159-60</ref>

After Ptolemy's murder in [[Rome]], his former household slave [[Aedemon]], from outrage and out of loyalty to his former master, took revenge against Caligula by starting the revolt of Mauretania with the Berbers against Rome. The Berber revolt was a violent one, and the rebels were skilled fighters against the Roman Army. The Roman generals [[Gnaeus Hosidius Geta]] and [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]] were needed to end the revolt. Mauretania was divided into two provinces, which were [[Mauretania Tingitana]] and [[Mauretania Caesariensis]].<ref>Osgood 2011, p. 113</ref><ref>Barrett 2015, pp. 160</ref>