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A district of Asia Minor, bounded on the west by Mysia, on the
north by the Pontus Euxinus, on the east by Paphlagonia, and on the south by Phrygia
Epictetus. It was possessed at an early period by Thracian tribes from the neighbourhood
of the Strymon, called Thyni and Bithyni, of whom the former dwelt on the coast,
the latter in the interior. The country was subdued by the Lydians, and afterwards
became a part of the Persian Empire under Cyrus, and was governed by the satraps
of Phrygia. During the decline of the Persian Empire, the northern part of the
country became independent, under native princes, who resisted Alexander and his
successors, and established a kingdom, which lasted till the death of Nicomedes
III. (B.C. 74), who bequeathed it to the Romans. Under Augustus it was made a
proconsular province. It was a fertile country, intersected with wooded mountains,
the highest of which was the Mysian Olympus, on its southern border.
The chief towns of Bithynia were Chalcedon, Prusa, Heraclea
(Pontica), Nicaea, and Bithynium (Claudiopolis).
This text is cited Oct 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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