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Nicomedia. A celebrated city of Bithynia, built by King Nicomedes I. (B.C. 264), at the northeastern corner of the Sinus Astacenus. Under the Romans it was a colony, and a favourite residence of several of the later emperors, especially of Diocletian and Constantine the Great.
Map of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy system, showing the dioceses and the four tetrarchs' zones of influence. Nicomedia was the eastern and most senior capital city, chosen by Diocletian who assumed the title Augustus of the East.
Hellenistic Bithynia was an independent kingdom from the 4th century BC. Its capital Nicomedia was rebuilt on the site of ancient Astacus in 264 BC by Nicomedes I of Bithynia. Bithynia was bequeathed to the Roman Republic in 74 BC, and became united with the Pontus region as the province of Bithynia and Pontus.
First the capital of the Bithynian kingdom (Memnon 20.1), and later of the Roman province of Bithynia, Nicomedia was astride the great highroad connecting Europe and the East, and was a port as well; Nicaea was its rival.
Founded in the 4th century BCE, the city rose to prominence as the capital of the Kingdom of Bithynia and later as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire under Diocletian. The archaeological remains of Nicomedia, including its city walls, public buildings, imperial residences, and religious sites, provide valuable insights into its history and ...
Jul 8, 2019 · After Alexander the Great’s invasion of Asia Minor a local king, Nicomedes 1, founded Nicomedia. His sucessor, Nicomedes III left his kingdom to the Romans and Bithynia flourished until, in 270 AD, Nicomedia was chosen by Diocletian to become capital of the eastern Roman Empire.
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From the 3rd to the 1st century b.c. it was the capital of Bithynia; later, the titular See of Bithynia Prima. Nicomedia was founded by King Zipoetes, whose son Nicomedes I made it his capital ( c. 264 b.c.) and adorned it with numerous magnificent buildings.
