tm19 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 The nice UNRV article on Bithynia identifies Nicomedes III as the king who bequeathed his lands to the Roman Empire in 74 BC. However, a very popular reference source attributes this event to Nicomedes IV (namely, Encyclop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 What errors? Actually, just fixed them.. thanks for that, those are the types of little things that I am eternally grateful to have pointed out. I use this as an excuse a bit too often, but it really is quite difficult to spot your own errors sometimes, and the input of any editor makes for a much better article. That chronology page was put together so long ago that is in need of some serious linking updates. I'm afraid to go through some other old pages for that very same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm19 Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Actually, just fixed them.. thanks for that, those are the types of little things that I am eternally grateful to have pointed out. I use this as an excuse a bit too often, but it really is quite difficult to spot your own errors sometimes, and the input of any editor makes for a much better article. No execuse needed. This site is great. Just a couple of more tweaks to the "Bithynia" article, though: [*]The following reference to Nicomedes also should be "IV" instead of "III" (Manius Aquillius restored Nicomedes IV to his throne in 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Since we're on the topic, does anyone know the earliest mention of the rumor about Caesar and Nicomedes? Was its author Catullus, or was he just the popularizer of the rumor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm19 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Catullus (c. 84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Anyway, he offers to "say nothing" on the former matter and then cheekily goes on to cite no less than eight sources....The list runs the gamut from the respected to the not-so-respected, from allies to enemies, and every one of them contemporaries. Admittedly Suetonius has a real penchant for gossip, but he also had access to senate records and spent time in Bithynia himself (as did Catullus). This all leads me to think that the rumor about Caesar and Nicomedes predates the short career of Catullus. Very nice post, tm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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