Bas of Bithynia

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Bas (in Greek Bας; ruled 376–326 BC), first indipendent ruler of Bithynia, governed fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71. He succeeded his father Boteiras, and was himself succeeded by his own son Zipoites. He defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia.¹

Preceded by: Boteiras

Prince of Bithynia

Succeeded by: Zipoites I

References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Bas", Boston, (1867)

Note

Memnon, History of Heracleia, 12

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1867).