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.

Aliases (4)

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 → Propontis →
capital	Nicomedia →
conqueredBy	Alexander the Great → Persian Empire → Roman Republic →
correspondsTo	northwestern Turkey →
formedProvinceWith	Pontus →
hasCoastlineOn	Black Sea → Sea of Marmara →
hasMountain	Mount Olympus of Bithynia →
hasRiver	Rhescus River NERFINISHED → Sangarius River →
inhabitedBy	Bithyni → Thracian tribes →
knownFor	Hellenistic culture → fertile land → maritime trade → strategic location →
languageUsed	Greek → Latin →
lastKing	Nicomedes IV →
laterPartOf	Byzantine Empire →
laterReligionPracticed	Christianity →
locatedIn	Asia Minor → northwest Asia Minor →
locatedOn	Black Sea → Sea of Marmara →
majorCity	Chalcedon → Nicaea → Nicomedia → Prusa ad Olympum →
namedAfter	Bithyni →
partOf	Anatolia → Asia →
provinceName	Bithynia et Pontus →
religionPracticed	Greek polytheism →
underRuleOf	Seleucid Empire →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constantinus Magnus → Hannibal → Nicomedes I of Bithynia → Prusias I of Bithynia → Saint George of Lydda →	deathPlace
Chalcedon → Nicaea → Nicomedia →	locatedIn
Galatia → Phrygia →	borderedBy
Nicaea ("Kingdom of Bithynia") → Nicomedia ("Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus") →	partOf
Constantina → Pliny the Younger ("Bithynia et Pontus") →	placeOfDeath
Cassius Dio → Osman I →	regionOfActivity
Nicomedia ("Kingdom of Bithynia") → Nicomedia ("Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus") →	wasCapitalOf
Saint Helena of Constantinople →	birthPlace
Cassius Dio →	birthRegion
Asia Minor →	containedRegion
Prusias I of Bithynia →	country
Nicomedes I of Bithynia →	countryOfCitizenship
early Ottoman period →	hasMainTerritory
Bithynia ("Bithyni") →	inhabitedBy
Prusias I of Bithynia →	monarchOf
Diocletianic Persecution →	moreSevereIn
Bithynia ("Bithyni") →	namedAfter
Ottoman dynasty →	originRegion
Bithynia ("Bithynia et Pontus") →	provinceName
Nicomedes I of Bithynia →	realm
Chalcedon ("Bithynia et Pontus") →	region
Hannibal →	residence
Palladius of Helenopolis →	spentTimeIn
Mithridates VI Eupator →	territoryExpandedTo
Kingdom of Pontus →	territoryIncluded
Helena →	traditionallyBornIn