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Bogud of Mauretania
Tingis (Tangier), Morocco
Archival Overview
Berber king of western Mauretania whose elite Moorish cavalry played a decisive role for Julius Caesar at the Battle of Munda, later dying in Greece as a loyal general of Mark Antony.
Biographical Record
Bogud ruled western Mauretania from his capital at Tingis (modern Tangier). Renowned for his fearless cavalry leadership, he personally led his Moorish horsemen to Spain in 45 BCE to assist Julius Caesar at the epic Battle of Munda, where his flank assault broke the Pompeian lines.
Following Caesar's assassination, Bogud allied firmly with Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. Sailing with his fleet to Greece to defend the Peloponnese against Octavian's forces, he was besieged and killed at Methone by Agrippa shortly before the Battle of Actium.
Key Life Milestones
Flank Attack at the Battle of Munda
Led the decisive cavalry charge in Hispania that secured Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons.
Defense of Methone in the Antonian War
Fought heroically in command of North African maritime contingents in Greece.
Flank Attack at the Battle of Munda
Led the decisive cavalry charge in Hispania that secured Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons.
Defense of Methone in the Antonian War
Fought heroically in command of North African maritime contingents in Greece.
Flank Attack at the Battle of Munda
Led the decisive cavalry charge in Hispania that secured Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons.
Defense of Methone in the Antonian War
Fought heroically in command of North African maritime contingents in Greece.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialTangier, Morocco