Gens:

KINGS OF BITHYNIA

Created:

29th December 2014

Update:

29th December 2014

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

n/a

Consular

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

0

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

0

incl. 0 emperors

Notes:

Euergetes = "Benefactor", Philopator = "Father-loving"

Articles

Eder, Walter and Renger, Johannes: "Brill's Chronologies of the Ancient World , New Pauly Names, Dates and Dynasties", New Pauly Supplement I,Leiden, 2007, p.99-100

Sullivan, Richard D.: "Near Eastern Royalty and Rome 100-30 BC", University of Toronto Press 1990, sections on Bithynia (pp.30-35).

Changes

RE1

Bas

† 328 aged 71

ruler of Bithynia 377/6-328

independent 333/328

RE1

Zipoetes

ruler of Bithynia 328-280

1st King of Bithynia in 297

RE3

RE2

Nicomedes I

Zipoetes

filius

filius

† c.278/77 exc.

† c.278/77 exc.

King of Bithynia 280-255/253

in war against his

in war against his

(1) Ditizele (or Cosingis) of Phrygia

older brother

older brother

(2) Heptazeta, relative to King Diegylis of Thracia

regent 255 for her young sons

1

1

2

2

RE1

?

RE3

Ziaelas

Lysandra

Zipoetes

filius

† c.230

† 220

exiled c.255

King of Bithynia 255/253-c.230

King of Bithynia 220

claimant to the throne in 255/253

since he was father's formal heir

exile c.255-220

RE1

Prusias I Cholus

filia

† 182

King of Bithynia c.230-182

~ Antiochus Hierax † 226

?? ~ Apame, dt of King

son of Antiochus II K of Babylonia

Demetrius II of Macedonia

RE2

Prusias II Cynegus

† 149 killed by son Nicomedes II

King of Bithynia 182-149

(1) 179/177 ~ Apame, dt of K. Phillippus V of Macedonia

(2) ~  relative to King Diegylis of Thracia

1

2

RE4

RE3

Nicomedes II Epiphanes

Prusias Monodos

† 128/7

claimant 149

King of Bithynia 149-128/7

RE5

Nicomedes III Euergetes

filia

† c.94

King of Bithynia 128/7-c.94

~ Nicomedes IV, nephew

(1) ~ Nysa (RE4), probably dt of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia

(2) c.102/1 ~ Laodice (RE28), sister of

Mithradates VI Eupator, K of Pontus

(3) ~ concubine

1

1 or 3

RE6

Nicomedes IV Philopator

Socrates Chrestos

† 74

† 90/89 exc by

King of Bithynia c.94-74

Mithradates VI of Pontus

bequeathed Bithynia to Rome

usurper king 90

(1) ~ ignota, aunt

~ Orsabaris, dt of

(2) ~ Nysa, (RE3) dt of

Mithradates VI of Pontus

Ariarathes VI, K of Cappadocia

and his stepmother Laodice

2

2

RE7

Nysa

filius

ment by

declared illegitimate

CARSAR and

by father

Cicero c.60