Nicaea (Greek: Νίκαια): hellenistic town in Mysia, site of two ecclesiastical councils, modern İznik.Hellenistic Nicaea
Nicaea, Funerary relief of a Hellenistic…
Nicanor (†310 BCE): Macedonian officer, played a role in the wars of the Diadochi.Nicanor is first mentioned as one of those who received a satrapy at the settlement at Triparadisus (320 BCE), where the empire of Alexander the Great was…
Nicholas of Myra: early Christian bishop, who was in the Middle Ages venerated as patron of sailors and protector of blessed marriages (Saint Nicholas). As Sinterklaas, he remains a characteristic figure in Dutch folklore. He is also the historical figure…
Nicomedes II Epiphanes: king of Bithynia (r.149-127)After a palace intrige in 149 BCE, king Prusias II the Hunter of Bithynia was forced to resign in favor of Nicomedes II Epiphanes, a son of his first wife Apame. The old king…
Nicomedes III Euergetes: king of Bithynia (r.127-94 BCE).Nicomedes III inherited a quiet kingdom from his father Nicomedes II Epiphanes, and concluded an alliance with his ambitious neighbor, Mithridates VI of Pontus. In 108 BCE, they invaded Paphlagonia, which they divided.
Soon,…
Nicomedes IV Philopator: last king of independent Bithynia (r.94-77 BCE).Nicomedes IV Philopator, a son of Nicomedes III Euergetes and Nysa of Cappadocia, inherited the Bithynian throne in an unquiet age, with Mithridates VI of Pontus as a dangerous neighbor. He…
Nicomedia (Greek: Νικομήδεια): capital of ancient Bithynia, modern İzmit.History
Nicomedia, its lake and the Sangarius River
712/711 BCE: founded as a Greek…
Nidin-Bêl (c. 336 BCE): Babylonian rebel king, mentioned on one cuneiform tablet.Nidin-Bêl is mentioned in only one cuneiform text, the Uruk King List. It is a small tablet, which contains on its obverse side the names of several Babylonian kings…