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Philip III, and restored by Prusias, whence its new name Prusias ad
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Didot, frag. 27 and 47; fragment 41 treats of Kios or Guemlek, also called Prusias, and not of Kieros, as the copyist has written; this has given rise to numerous confusions).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Caesar for Prusias, and Napoleon for the King of Yvetot.
Les Miserables 2008
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Antiochus; but he having been glad to obtain a peace, after the battle in Phrygia, Hannibal was put to shift for himself, by a second flight, and, after wandering through many countries, fixed at length in Bithynia, proffering his service to king Prusias.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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And though Prusias used much intercession and entreaties in favor of him, as his suppliant and familiar friend, Titus was not to be entreated.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Marius; he had the friendship of a king, and the free exercise of his faculties, employment and charge in the navy, and over the horse and foot, of Prusias; whereas those who but now were laughing to hear of Marius wandering about Africa, destitute and begging, in no long time after were seen entreating his mercy in Rome, with his rods at their backs, and his axes at their necks.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Titus, however, coming thither as ambassador, though he was sent from the senate to Prusias upon another errand, yet, seeing Hannibal resident there, it stirred up resentment in him to find that he was yet alive.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Meanwhile Eumenes II of Pergamum successfully fought against Prusias I of Bithynia (187183) and Pharnaces I of Pontus (183179).
223-187 2001
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The land of Bithynia has been called Friend and Ally of the Roman People since the days of the second Prusias, and you yourself have tied yourself inextricably to Rome.
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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The great Carthaginian, however, escaped to the court of Prusias, King of Bithynia, where, as we have already seen, he took his own life.
The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic Arthur Gilman
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