Bas of Bithynia
Appearance
Bas | |
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Ruler of Bithynia | |
Reign | c. 376-326 BC |
Predecessor | Boteiras |
Successor | Zipoetes I |
Born | c. 397 BC |
Died | c. 326 BC (age 71) |
Issue | Zipoetes I |
Father | Boteiras |
Bas (Greek: Βᾶς; c. 397 BC – 326) was the first independent ruler of Bithynia. He ruled for fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71.
Life
[edit]Bas succeeded his father Boteiras, and was himself succeeded by his own son Zipoetes I.
Bas defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia.[1]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]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 the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Bas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 465.