Bithynians
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The Bithynians were an ancient people of northwestern Anatolia, known for their kingdom of Bithynia along the coast of the Propontis and the Black Sea.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| annexationCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| becameClientStateOf | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfKingdom |
Nicaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalSea |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Propontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryToday | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Thracian tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ timber trade ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisLocation | Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Bithynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Propontis coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFromSource |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Thracian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| migratedFrom | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supplied troops to Hellenistic armies ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Galatians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysians NERFINISHED ⓘ Paphlagonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicomedes II Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedes III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedes IV of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Kingdom of Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Hellenistic kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
ancient Anatolian religion ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Bithynian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syncretizedWith | Greek culture ⓘ |
| territoryAnnexedBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanCenter |
Chalcedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prusias ad Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.