Luxuria Mauretaniae. THE EXPLOITATION OF LUXURY PRODUCTS AS A CAUSE OF THE CONQUEST?

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https://doi.org/10.1344/AFAM2021.11.1.2

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Mauritania, Calígula, maderas preciosas, púrpura, marfil

Abstract

It has been proposed that the cause of the conquest of the kingdom of Mauritania in Caligula’s time was the desire to exploit some natural resources, considered luxury. We analyze the data provided by literary and epigraphic sources. We conclude that the exploitation of these resources, by itself, cannot be considered the cause of the conquest.

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Dr. Lluís Pons Pujol, CEIPAC- Universitat de Barcelona

Àrea d'història Antiga (UB).

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2021-07-29

How to Cite

Pons Pujol, D. L. “Luxuria Mauretaniae. THE EXPLOITATION OF LUXURY PRODUCTS AS A CAUSE OF THE CONQUEST?”. Anuari De Filologia. Antiqua Et Mediaeualia, vol. 1, no. 11, July 2021, pp. 25-46, doi:10.1344/AFAM2021.11.1.2.

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Vol. 1 No. 11 (2021)

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