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In 74 BC, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia willed his kingdom to the Romans, whom he hoped would defend it against its old enemy, Pontus. Due to the influence of Julius Caesar , then a young man and a guest-friend of Nicomedes, and an impassioned speech by the deceased king's sister Nysa before the Senate, the gift was accepted.
Nicomedes II Epiphanes (Greek: Νικομήδης ὁ Ἐπιφανής "Nicomedes God-Manifest") was the king of Bithynia from 149 to c. 127 BC. He was fourth in descent from Nicomedes I . Nicomedes II was the son and successor of Prusias II and Apame IV .
Nicomedes III now feared that Mithridates would invade Bithynia. He pretended that Laodice had a third son from him and instructed a young man to apply for the throne of Bithynia (or, more likely, the Cappadocian throne, see note) from the Roman senate. He sent Laodice to Rome to
Bithynia, ancient district in northwestern Anatolia, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea, thus occupying an important and precarious position between East and West. Late in the 2nd millennium bc, Bithynia was occupied by warlike tribes of Thracian origin who harried Greek
Apr 12, 2021 · Nicomedes IV Philopater (r. 94-74 BCE) was the last king of Bithynia. Due to his dangerous proximity to the powerful and aggressive King Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus (r. 120-63 BCE), Nicomedes had to become increasingly reliant and dependent on his ally, Rome. Mithridates forced Nicomedes to personally flee to Rome at least twice, and […]
Nicomedes I king of Bithynia c. 276–255 BC: Zipoetes II king of Bithynia c. 279–276 BC: Ziaelas king of Bithynia c. 254–228 BC: Philip V king of Macedonia: Apama III Antigonids: Prusias I the Lame king of Bithynia c. 228–182 BC: daughter ∞ Antiochus Hierax Seleucids: Apame IV: Prusias II the Hunter king of Bithynia c. 182–149 BC ...
