Bas of Bithynia
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Bas (Greek: Βᾶς; lived c. 397 BC – 326 BC, ruled 376 BC – 326 BC), first independent ruler of Bithynia, governed fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71.
Life[edit]
He succeeded his father Boteiras, and was himself succeeded by his own son Zipoetes I.
He defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia.[1]
References[edit]
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Bas", Boston, (1867)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
| Preceded by Boteiras |
Dynast of Bithynia | Succeeded by Zipoetes I |