Nicomedes IV
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- Bithynia
Bithynia’s last king, Nicomedes IV, little more than a Roman puppet, bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans in 74 bc.
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ancient RomeThe early career of PompeyThe death of Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (74) led to another major war. Like Attalus of Pergamum, Nicomedes left his kingdom to Rome, and this provoked Mithradates, who was in contact with Sertorius and knew of Rome’s difficulties, to challenge Rome again. The Eastern command again led to…
Read MoreThe death of Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (74) led to another major war. Like Attalus of Pergamum, Nicomedes left his kingdom to Rome, and this provoked Mithradates, who was in contact with Sertorius and knew of Rome’s difficulties, to challenge Rome again. The Eastern command again led to…
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