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This region gained independence when its king Bas defeated Calas, and Bas was succeeded by his son Zipoites. This region was the home of Hadrian's lover Antinous, and one king of this region warred against Eumenes II. Another king of this region gave asylum to Hannibal in his court. This home of Prusias II was given to Rome by its king Nicomedes IV in 74 B.C., and (*) Pliny the Younger served as a governor of this region home to the cities of Nicomedia and Nicaea. For 10 points, identify this region of Asia Minor often paired with the neighboring region of Pontus.
This region gained independence when its king Bas defeated Calas, and Bas was succeeded by his son Zipoites.
Bithynia