List of rulers of Bithynia
This page lists rulers of Bithynia, an ancient kingdom in northwestern Anatolia.
Dynasts
- Doedalses fl. c. 435 BC
- Boteiras d. 376 BC
- Bas 376–326 BC
- Zipoetes I 326–297 BC (below)
Kings
- Zipoetes I 297–278 BC (above)
- Zipoetes II 278–276 BC
- Nicomedes I 278–255 BC
- Etazeta (regent) 255–254 BC
- Ziaelas 254–228 BC
- Prusias I Cholus 228–182 BC
- Prusias II Cynegus 182–149 BC
- Nicomedes II Epiphanes 149–127 BC
- Nicomedes III Euergetes 127–94 BC
- Nicomedes IV Philopator 94–74 BC
- Socrates Chrestus who ruled briefly in about 90 BC
The coinage of these kings show their regal portraits, which tend to be engraved in an extremely accomplished Hellenistic style.[1]
Notes
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