jan 1, 40 - Annexation of Mauretania
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Roman Emperor Caligula invited King Ptolemy of Mauretania to Rome and welcomed him with appropriate honours. Ptolemy was confirmed as king and an ally and friend of the empire, but he was assassinated at the order of Caligula, envious of Ptolemy's wealth.
Mauretania was annexed into the Empire.
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