Prusias I of Bithynia
Also known as Prusias I Cholus, Prusias I the Lame, Prusias the Lame
king of Bithynia
Key facts
- Reign
- 228–182 BC
- Predecessor
- Ziaelas
- Successor
- Prusias II
- Born
- c. 243 BC, Bithynia , (modern-day Northern Anatolia, Turkey )
- Died
- 182 BC (aged 61), Bithynia
- Consort
- Apama
- Issue
- Prusias II
- Greek
- Λευκών
- Father
- Ziaelas
- Mother
- Unknown
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Tetradrachm of Prusias I (older and bearded). British Museum.
Prusias I Cholus (Ancient Greek: Προυσίας ὁ Χωλός, romanized: Prousías ho Chōlós, lit. 'the Lame'; c. 243 – 182 BC) was a King of Bithynia that reigned from c. 228 to 182 BC.