| Nicomedes II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| King of Bithynia | |
| Reign | 149 – 127 BC |
| Predecessor | Prusias II |
| Successor | Nicomedes III |
| Born | Bithynia (modern-dayTurkey) |
| Died | 127 BC Nicomedia (modern-dayİzmit,Kocaeli,Turkey) |
| Issue | Nicomedes III Nysa |
| Greek | Νικομήδης Β΄ |
| Father | Prusias II |
| Mother | Apame IV |
| Religion | Greek Polytheism |
Nicomedes II Epiphanes (Greek: Νικομήδης ὁ Ἐπιφανής "Nicomedes God-Manifest") was the king ofBithynia from 149 to c. 127 BC. He was fourth in descent fromNicomedes I.[1] Nicomedes II was the son and successor ofPrusias II andApame IV. His parents were related as they were maternal cousins.
He was so popular with the people that his father sent him toRome to limit his influence. However, in Rome, he also gained favor from theRoman Senate, forcing Prusias to send an emissary named Menas with secret orders to assassinate him.[2] But the emissary revealed the plot, and persuaded the prince to rebel against his father.[3][1]
Supported byAttalus II Philadelphus, king ofPergamon, he was completely successful, and ordered his father to be put to death atNicomedia.[4] During his long reign Nicomedes adhered steadily to the Roman alliance, and assisted them against the pretender to the throne of PergamonEumenes III.[1] He was succeeded by his sonNicomedes III.
Nicomedes introduced theBithynian era for numbering years on his coins. This system was to last in parts of the Greek world down to the 4th century AD.[5]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nicomedes II.".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 664.He sent Menas as his fellow ambassador, and told him if he should secure a remission of the payments to spare Nicomedes, but if not, to kill him at Rome.
Prusias fled to the temple of Zeus, where he was stabbed by some of the emissaries of Nicomedes.
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