Nysa (daughter of Nicomedes III of Bithynia)
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Nysa or Nyssa was a Greek
Princess from the Kingdom of Bithynia
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Nysa was the daughter of the Monarchs Nicomedes III of Bithynia
and Nysa. She was the namesake of her mother and had two brothers: Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
who reigned as King from c. 94 BC to about 74 BC and Socrates Chrestus
. She was born and raised in Bithynia
.
According to Suetonius
(Caesar. 49), her cause was defended by the Roman Politician
Gaius Julius Caesar in gratitude for her father's friendship.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Princess from the Kingdom of Bithynia
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
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Nysa was the daughter of the Monarchs Nicomedes III of Bithynia
Nicomedes III of Bithynia
Nicomedes III Euergetes was the king of Bithynia, from c. 127 BC to c. 94 BC. He was the son and successor of Nicomedes II of Bithynia by an unnamed woman....
and Nysa. She was the namesake of her mother and had two brothers: Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
Nicomedes IV of Bithynia
Nicomedes IV Philopator, was the king of Bithynia, from c. 94 BC to 74 BC. He was the first son and successor of the Monarchs Nicomedes III of Bithynia and Nysa and had a sister called Nysa....
who reigned as King from c. 94 BC to about 74 BC and Socrates Chrestus
Socrates Chrestus
Socrates Chrestus was a Greek Prince and King of Bithynia.Socrates was the second son born to the Monarchs Nysa and Nicomedes III of Bithynia. He had a sister called Nysa and his eldest brother was his father’s heir Nicomedes IV of Bithynia...
. She was born and raised in Bithynia
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine .-Description:...
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According to Suetonius
Suetonius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius , was a Roman historian belonging to the equestrian order in the early Imperial era....
(Caesar. 49), her cause was defended by the Roman Politician
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
Gaius Julius Caesar in gratitude for her father's friendship.
Sources
- http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2326.html
- B.C. McGing, The foreign policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, BRILL, 1986