Juba

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In Canto VI of Paradiso, within the long speech of Justinian, the name Iuba recurs among the protagonists of the African campaign conducted by Caesar against the Pompeian forces, after the phases of Spain, Dyrrachium, Pharsalus, and the flight to Egypt. The authorized notes to the canto clarify the placement of the mention within the review of Caesar's victories, which unfolds from the West to the East, from Europe to Egypt. The entry does not add further historical details because the sources provided do not spell them out and any external integration is excluded by the protocol.