Prusias II
| Prusias II "The Hunter" | |
|---|---|
| King of Bithynia | |
| Reign | 182 - 149 BC |
| Predecessor | Prusias I |
| Successor | Nicomedes II |
| Born | c. 220 BC Bithynia |
| Died | 149 BC (aged 71) Nicomedia |
| Consort | Apame IV |
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| Greek | Προυσίας |
| Father | Prusias I |
| Mother | Apama III |
| Religion | Greek Polytheism |
Prusias II Cynegus (Greek: Προυσίας ὁ Κυνηγός; "the Hunter", lived c. 220 BC – 149 BC, reigned c. 182 BC – 149 BC) was the Greek king of Bithynia. He was the son and successor of Prusias I and Apama III.
Prusias was born to Prusias I and Apama III in 220 BC. His father died in 189 BC, at which point became the king of Bithynia. Prusias joined with the king of Pergamon, Eumenes II in a war against King Pharnaces I of Pontus (181–179 BC). He later invaded the territories of Pergamon (156–154 BC), only to be defeated, and the Pergamenes insisted on heavy reparations, which included 500 talents and "twenty decked ships". Prusias married his maternal cousin Apame IV, a sister of Perseus of Macedon and a princess from the Antigonid dynasty, by whom he had a son called Nicomedes II and a daughter, also called Apama, who married Dyegilos, son of Cotys IV, King of Thrace, and wife Semestra. He sent his son Nicomedes II to Rome to ask their help in reducing the amount of these reparations, but Nicomedes revolted and became king.
Prusias was praised by the Aetolians on account of his behavior and benefactions towards them.
Towards the end of his life, Prusias II had children by a later wife, and wanted to make them his heirs in place of Nicomedes, son of his earlier wife. Prusias even tried to arrange his eldest son Nicomedes murdered. Nicomedes however revolted against his father. Prusias had to renounce the kingship in favor of his son and ended up being murdered himself instead in 149 BC.
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