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Bas of Bithynia

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Bas
Ruler of Bithynia
Reignc. 376-326 BC
PredecessorBoteiras
SuccessorZipoetes I
Bornc. 397 BC
Diedc. 326 BC (age 71)
IssueZipoetes I
FatherBoteiras

Bas(Greek:Βᾶς;c. 397 BC – 326) was the first independentruler ofBithynia.He ruled for fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71.

Life[edit]

Bas succeeded his fatherBoteiras,and was himself succeeded by his own sonZipoetes I.

Bas defeatedCalas,a general ofAlexander the Great,and maintained the independence of Bithynia.[1]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Memnon,History of Heracleia,12

Sources[edit]

  • Smith, William(editor);Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology,"Bas",Boston,(1867)
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Smith, William,ed. (1870). "Bas".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. p. 465.
Preceded by Dynast of Bithynia Succeeded by