List of rulers of Bithynia

This article lists rulers of Bithynia, an ancient kingdom in northwestern Anatolia.

Dynasts[]

• fl. c. 435 BC
• Boteiras d. 376 BC
• Bas 376–326 BC
• Zipoetes I 326–297 BC (below)

Kings[]

• Zipoetes I 297–278 BC (above)
• Zipoetes II 278–276 BC
• Nicomedes I 278–255 BC
• Etazeta (regent) 255–254 BC
• Ziaelas 254–228 BC
• Prusias I Cholus 228–182 BC
• Prusias II Cynegus 182–149 BC
• Nicomedes II Epiphanes 149–127 BC
• Nicomedes III Euergetes 127–94 BC
• Nicomedes IV Philopator 94–74 BC
• Socrates Chrestus who ruled briefly in about 90 BC

The coinage of these kings show their regal portraits, which tend to be engraved in an extremely accomplished Hellenistic style.^[1]

Family tree of kings of Bithynia[]

See also[]

• Bithynian coinage

Notes[]