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Bas
Ruler of Bithynia
Reignc. 376-326 BC
PredecessorBoteiras
SuccessorZipoetes I
Bornc. 397 BC
Diedc. 326 BC (age 71)
IssueZipoetes I
FatherBoteiras

Bas (Greek: Βᾶς; c. 397 BC – 326) was the first independent ruler of Bithynia. He ruled for fifty years, from 376 to 326 BC, and died at the age of 71.

Life[edit]

Bas succeeded his father Boteiras, and was himself succeeded by his own son Zipoetes I.

Bas defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia.[1]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Memnon, History of Heracleia, 12

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Preceded by Dynast of Bithynia Succeeded by

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