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I think I will do some work on this now. I know it is a start class. No sense in beating a dead horse. Most of it is wrong, which is how I know it was not copied. Since it is a start, there is no sense in anyone getting excited when I replace most of it, or all of it. In essence, Bithynia was a satrapy containing mainly conquered Greek speakers. It had been under Lydia. Alexander didn't go through there because it was too heavily defended. He crossed in the south of the Hellespont unopposed. The Greeks working for the Persians decided to hold at Granicus but Alexander accomplished miracles springing across the river and driving them off. He then went inland, instructing his generals to clean up Bithynia. They were beaten by the Bithynians. By then Alexander was far away in Mesopotamia and had no time for Bithynia. He probably meant to get to it later, but there was to be no "later."
The Hellenistic Period begins with Alexander. Thus Bithynia did not break away from any Hellenistic kingdoms, nor was there any such entity to break away from. The family or families connected with the rule of the satrapy went on as independent rulers. They were never under the Hellenistic kingdoms, or diadochi. Finally the last king willed the kingdom to the Romans as a defensive measure. They were asking for the protection of the largest empire in the neighborhood. I guess they did not wish or were not able to return to the Persian Empire. Rome kept the place until the Turkish settlers took it away from them. So, if you see me deleting this or that, do not concern yourself. It will come out right in the end.Botteville (talk) 20:05, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
