- Ziaelas of Bithynia
Ziaelas (reigned c. 254–228 BC), third king of
Bithynia , was a son of Nicomedes I and Ditizele.After Nicomedes I died, his second wife Etazeta became ruler on behalf of her infant sons. The grown-up Ziaelas, excluded from the throne, had previously fled to
Armenia and taken refuge at the court of KingSames . On his father's death he immediately endeavoured to regain his rights by force, he returned, aided by someGalatia ns. Although Etazeta was supported by neighbouring cities andAntigonus III Doson , Ziaelas rapidly conquered first part, then all of Bithynia, forcing Etazeta and her sons to escape to Antigonus' court inMacedon ia about 254 BC.rf|1|memnHe was succeeded by his son Prusias about 228 BC after being killed by the
Galatia nGaul s.rf|2|athen_2.58_trog_27 Like his father and his grandfather he also founded a new city named after him, Ziela, but the location of the city is unknown.rf|3|stephReferences
*Cohen, Getzel M.; "The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands and Asia Minor" (1996), "Ziela"
*Smith, William (editor); "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3643.html "Zeilas"] ,Boston , (1867)Notes
ent|1|memn Memnon, "History of Heracleia", [http://www.attalus.org/translate/memnon1.html#14 14] ent|2|athen_2.58_trog_27
Athenaeus , "Deipnosophistae ", ii. 58; Pompeius Trogus, "Prologi", [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/justinus_08_prologi.htm 27] ent|3|steph Stephanus, "Ethnica", s.v. "Ziela"----
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