over which held the rank of capital.

Notable people

*Hipparchus of Nicaea (2nd century BC), Greek astronomer, discovered precession and discovered how to predict the timing of eclipses
*Theodosius of Bithynia (2nd century BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician
*Asclepiades of Bithynia (c. 169 BC - c. 100 BC), Greek physician
*Antinous (2nd