Prusias I of Bithynia

Prusias I Cholus (Ancient Greek: Προυσίας ὁ Χωλός, romanized: Prousías ho Chōlós, lit. 'the Lame'; c. 243 – 182 BC) was a king of Bithynia, who reigned from c. 228 to 182 BC.

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Prusias I "The Lame"
Tetradrachm of Prusias I (young)
King of Bithynia
Reign	228–182 BC
Predecessor	Ziaelas
Successor	Prusias II

Born	c. 243 BC Bithynia (modern-day Turkey)
Died	182 BC (aged 61) Bithynia (modern-day Turkey)
Consort	Apama
Issue	Prusias II
Greek	Λευκών
Father	Ziaelas
Mother	Unknown
Religion	Greek Polytheism

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Prusias was a vigorous and energetic leader; he fought a war against Byzantium (220 BC), seizing its Asiatic territory, a part of Mysia that had been in its possession for a long time.^[1] Then, Prusias defeated the Galatians who Nicomedes I had invited across the Bosphorus to a territory called Arisba, putting to death all of their women and children and letting his men plunder their baggage.^[2]

At some point during his reign, Prusias formed a marriage alliance with Demetrius II of Macedon, receiving the latter's daughter, Apama, as his wife.

Prusias expanded the territories of Bithynia in a series of wars against Attalus I of Pergamum and Heraclea Pontica on the Black Sea, taking various cities formerly owned by the Heracleans, renaming one of them, Prusias, after himself.^[3] While besieging the city of Heraclea Pontica,^[4] Prusias dealt many casualties to the besieged.^[5] While climbing a ladder, he was hit with a stone and he broke his leg; the siege was lifted due to his injury.^[6] This is likely where he was given the surname "the lame".^[7] He was son-in-law of Philippus V.^[8]Philip V of Macedon granted him the ports of Kios and Myrleia in 202 BC. Prusias renamed these cities as Prusias and Apameia^[9] respectively. Although he granted sanctuary to Hannibal, who successfully employed an odd stratagem against the Attalids for him at sea,^[10] he remained neutral during the Roman Republic's war with Antiochus III the Great, refusing an alliance with Antiochus.^[11] He agreed on peace terms with presumably Eumenes II in 183 BC, in the city of Cyzicus.^[12] Apama bore Prusias I a son called Prusias II, who succeeded him.

The town of Prusa (now Bursa in Turkey), which he rebuilt, is named after Prusias.

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Prusias I of Bithynia

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