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            <request>
                <requestName>GetPassage</requestName>
                <requestUrn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:Z.zeilas_1</requestUrn>
            </request>
            <reply>
                <urn>urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1:Z.zeilas_1</urn>
                <passage>
                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="Z"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="zeilas-bio-1" n="zeilas_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Zeilas</surname></persName></head><p>(<persName xml:lang="grc"><surname full="yes">Ζηΐλας</surname></persName>), son of Nicomedes, king
      of Bithynia, and Ditizele. In consequence of the intrigues of his step-mother, Etazeta, Zeilas
      was compelled to take refuge with the king of Armenia. At his death Nicomedes left his throne
      to his children by Etazeta, to the exclusion of Zeilas, who immediately endeavored to regain
      his rights by force. After several battles, fought with various success, he recovered the
      throne, probably about <date when-custom="-250">B. C. 250</date>. He was succeeded by his son
      Prusias about <date when-custom="-228">B. C. 228</date>. (Memnon, ap. Phot. <hi rend="ital">Cod.
       224,</hi> p. 228, ed. Bekker; Clinton, <hi rend="ital">Fasti Hellen.</hi> vol. iii. p. 413.) </p><byline>[<ref target="author.C.P.M">C.P.M</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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            </reply>
            </GetPassage>