Prusias I of Bithynia
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Prusias I of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, known for his involvement in regional power struggles and for giving refuge to the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bithynian monarch
ⓘ
Hellenistic ruler ⓘ king ⓘ |
| ally |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Barca
|
| capital |
Nicomedia (traditionally)
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicomedia
Prusa ad Olympum ⓘ
surface form:
Prusa
|
| causeOfNickname | lameness resulting from a wound ⓘ |
| child | Prusias II of Bithynia ⓘ |
| conflict |
wars against Byzantium
ⓘ
wars against the Galatians ⓘ wars against the Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Bithynia ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bithynia ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Ziaelas of Bithynia ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
cooperation with Hannibal against Pergamon
ⓘ
hostility toward Pergamon ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
near the Bosporus
ⓘ
south of the Propontis ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Prusias I Cholus
ⓘ
Prusias I Cholus ⓘ
surface form:
Prusias the Lame
|
| knownFor |
military campaigns in Thrace and along the Propontis
ⓘ
sheltering Hannibal from Roman pursuit ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Bithynia ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giving refuge to Hannibal Barca
ⓘ
involvement in Hellenistic regional power struggles ⓘ |
| patronage | urban development in Bithynia ⓘ |
| policy | opportunistic alignment in Hellenistic interstate politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Bithynia ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ziaelas of Bithynia ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 182 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 228 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Nicomedia (traditionally)
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicomedia
Prusa ad Olympum ⓘ
surface form:
Prusa
|
| spouse |
Apama III
ⓘ
Apame of Bithynia ⓘ |
| successor | Prusias II of Bithynia ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of Bithynia under Prusias II ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | expansion of Bithynian control in northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century BC
ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ |
| treaty | peace agreement with Byzantium ⓘ |
| usedCommander |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Barca
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hannibal