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6 days ago · Then, in 74 BC, Nicomedes IV, the king of Bithynia died, and the Romans claimed he had bequeathed his kingdom to Rome. Bithynia, located between the Roman province of Asia and the Pontic Empire, functioned as a buffer state between Rome and Mithridates. Its annexation provoked Mithridates, and he invaded the new Roman territory.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Envoy to Kind Nicomedes IV of Bithynia. 77BCE. Studies at Rhodies. 75BCE. Caesar kidnapped by Cilician Pirates. 73BCE. Elected Ponifex (college of priests) 70BCE.
2 days ago · 63 BC – Bithynia et Pontus; the Kingdom of Bithynia (in North-western Anatolia) was bequeathed to Rome by its last king, Nicomedes IV, in 74 BC. It was organised as a Roman province at the end of the Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC) by Pompey, who incorporated the western part of the defeated Kingdom of Pontus into it in 63 BC.
Jul 5, 2024 · Answer: Caesar had a romantic affair with King Nicomedes IV. Caesar and Nicomedes became fast friends at the Bithynian court, so much so that it was thought the two were romantically involved. The rumour was a subject of a bawdy song, sung by Caesar's own troops at his Gallic triumph: "Gallias Caesar subegit, Caesarem Nicomedes".
Jul 9, 2024 · The name Nicomedes has ancient Greek roots, derived from the words “nike,” meaning “victory,” and “medomai,” which translates to “to think” or “to devise.”. Thus, Nicomedes can be interpreted to mean “one who thinks of victory” or “victory planner,” encapsulating a sense of strategic prowess and success.
Jul 19, 2024 · Laodice. Mithridates IV of Pontus, sometimes known by his full name Mithridates Philopator Philadelphus, [2] ( Greek: Mιθριδάτης ὁ Φιλoπάτωρ Φιλάδελφoς, "Mithridates the father-loving, brother-loving"; died c. 150 BC) was a prince and sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus .
Jun 28, 2024 · The Hellenistic world c. 188 bce. In the 3rd century, Rome had been encroaching on the Greek settlements of southern Italy and Sicily. Pyrrhus, as noted above, had been called in by Tarentum in the Tarentines’ fear of Rome. Hieron ( c. 306–215), a Syracusan supporter of Pyrrhus, seized power in his city; he was made king in 269 and actually ...
