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Nicomedes IV of Bithynia

Nicomedes IV Philopator
Nicomedes IV depicted on a silver coin
King of Bithynia
Reignc. 94–74 BC
PredecessorNicomedes III
SuccessorBithynia became a Roman province
IssueNysa[1]
FatherNicomedes III
MotherNysa[2] or Aristonica

Nicomedes IV Philopator (Ancient Greek: Νικομήδης Φιλοπάτωρ) was the king of Bithynia from c. 94 BC to 74 BC.[3] He was the first son and successor of Nicomedes III of Bithynia.[4]

  1. ^ Gelzer, Matthias (1968). Caesar: Politician and Statesman. Harvard University Press. pp. 30, 351. ISBN 9780674090019.
  2. ^ Magie, David (8 December 2015). Roman Rule in Asia Minor, Volume 1 (Text): To the End of the Third Century After Christ. ISBN 9781400849796.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nicomedes III." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 664. (numbered as III. not IV.)
  4. ^ McGing, The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, p. 143

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