Zipoites I of Bithynia

Zipoites I of Bithynia

Zipoites I (in Greek Zιπoιτης or Zιβoιτης; ruled c. 326–278 BC) was the second independent ruler of Bithynia.

He succeeded his father Bas on the throne in 326 BC and reigned for forty-eight years carrying on successful wars with Lysimachus and Antiochus, the son of Seleucus I Nicator.rf|1|memn_6_9 In 315 BC he carried on a war against Astakos and Chalcedon, which failed for the relief sent by Antigonus I Monophthalmus' troops.rf|2|diod_19.60 He founded a city which was called Zipoition after him at the foot of Mount Lypedron; the exact location of both the city and the mountain is unknown.

He lived to the age of seventy-six, and left behind him four children, the eldest of whom, Nicomedes, succeeded him.rf|3|memn_12_steph He was the first ruler of Bithyinia to assume the title of basileus (king), action he seems to have done in 297 BC.

References

*Cohen, Getzel M.; "The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands and Asia Minor" (1996), "Zipoition"
*Smith, William (editor); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3662.html "Ziboetes"] , Boston, (1867)

Notes

ent|1|memn_6_9 Memnon, "History of Heracleia", [http://www.attalus.org/translate/memnon1.html 6, 9] ent|2|diod_19.60 Diodorus Siculus, "Bibliotheca", xix. 60 ent|3|memn_12 Memnon, [http://www.attalus.org/translate/memnon1.html 12] ; Stephanus, "Ethnica", s.v. "Zipoition"

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