Bithynia

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Hellenistic kingdom Roman province ancient region historical region

Bithynia was an ancient region in the northwest of Asia Minor, along the coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, known for its Hellenistic kingdoms and later status as a Roman province.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Bithynia canonical 93
Kingdom of Bithynia 9
Bithynia et Pontus 7

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic kingdom ⓘ
Roman province ⓘ
ancient region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
becameRomanProvince 1st century BC ⓘ
bequeathedBy Nicomedes IV ⓘ
bequeathedTo Roman Republic ⓘ
borders Mysia ⓘ
Paphlagonia ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
surface form: Propontis
capital Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ
surface form: Nicomedia
conqueredBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Persian Empire

Roman Republic ⓘ
correspondsTo northwestern Turkey ⓘ
formedProvinceWith Pontus ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Black Sea ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
hasMountain Mount Olympus of Bithynia ⓘ
hasRiver Rhescus River ⓘ
Sangarius River ⓘ
inhabitedBy Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bithyni

Thracian tribes ⓘ
knownFor Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic culture

fertile land ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
strategic location ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
lastKing Nicomedes IV ⓘ
laterPartOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
laterReligionPracticed Christianity ⓘ
locatedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Western Anatolia ⓘ
surface form: northwest Asia Minor
locatedOn Black Sea ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ
majorCity Chalcedon ⓘ
Nicaea ⓘ
Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ
surface form: Nicomedia

Prusa ad Olympum ⓘ
namedAfter Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bithyni
partOf Anatolia ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
provinceName Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bithynia et Pontus
religionPracticed Greek polytheism ⓘ
underRuleOf Seleucid Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (120)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asia Minor → containedRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → residence → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → deathPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
Nicomedia (traditionally) → locatedIn → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicomedia
Nicomedia (traditionally) → partOf → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicomedia
this entity surface form: Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus
Nicomedia (traditionally) → wasCapitalOf → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicomedia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bithynia
Nicomedia (traditionally) → wasCapitalOf → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicomedia
this entity surface form: Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus
Diocletianic Persecution → moreSevereIn → Bithynia ⓘ
Osman I → regionOfActivity → Bithynia ⓘ
Ottoman dynasty → originRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Saint George of Lydda → deathPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
Helena → traditionallyBornIn → Bithynia ⓘ
Constantina → placeOfDeath → Bithynia ⓘ
Nicaea → locatedIn → Bithynia ⓘ
Nicaea → partOf → Bithynia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bithynia
Constantinus Magnus → deathPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
Palladius of Helenopolis → spentTimeIn → Bithynia ⓘ
Chalcedon → locatedIn → Bithynia ⓘ
Chalcedon → region → Bithynia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bithynia et Pontus
Phrygia → borderedBy → Bithynia ⓘ
Bithynia → namedAfter → Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bithyni
Bithynia → inhabitedBy → Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bithyni
Bithynia → provinceName → Bithynia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bithynia et Pontus
Galatia → borderedBy → Bithynia ⓘ
Cassius Dio → birthRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Cassius Dio → regionOfActivity → Bithynia ⓘ
Kingdom of Pontus → territoryIncluded → Bithynia ⓘ
Prusias I of Bithynia → country → Bithynia ⓘ
Prusias I of Bithynia → deathPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
Prusias I of Bithynia → monarchOf → Bithynia ⓘ
Mithridates VI Eupator → territoryExpandedTo → Bithynia ⓘ
Pliny the Younger → placeOfDeath → Bithynia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bithynia et Pontus
Saint Helena of Constantinople → birthPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
early Ottoman period → hasMainTerritory → Bithynia ⓘ
Nicomedes I of Bithynia → countryOfCitizenship → Bithynia ⓘ
Nicomedes I of Bithynia → realm → Bithynia ⓘ
Nicomedes I of Bithynia → deathPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
Malhun Hatun → residence → Bithynia ⓘ
Alaeddin Ali Pasha → workLocation → Bithynia ⓘ
Ottoman House → foundingRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Hipparchus → birthPlace → Bithynia ⓘ
İzmit → historicallyCapitalOf → Bithynia ⓘ
Söğüt → partOfHistoricalRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Siege of Nicaea → location → Bithynia ⓘ
Battle of Bapheus → location → Bithynia ⓘ
Battle of Bapheus → historicalRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Orhan Gazi → regionRuled → Bithynia ⓘ
Chrysopolis → partOf → Bithynia ⓘ
Ottoman Beylik → historicalRegion → Bithynia ⓘ
Council of Chalcedon (indirectly via Marian doctrine) → locatedIn → Bithynia ⓘ
subject surface form: Council of Chalcedon