About Bas of Bithynia
Lived 397 BC – 326 BC (aged 70–71). Bas of Bithynia was an aristocrat.
Bas (; 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 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.
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Who was Bas of Bithynia?
4th-century BC ruler of Bithynia
When was Bas of Bithynia born?
Bas of Bithynia was born in 397 BC.
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Bas of Bithynia died in 326 BC.
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Bas of Bithynia was an aristocrat.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bas of Bithynia. https://biography.guide/bas-of-bithynia/
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