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The Republic of Pontus (Greek: Δημοκρατία του Πόντου, romanized: Dimokratía tou Póntou) was a proposed Pontic Greek state on the southern coast of the Black Sea. Its territory would have encompassed much of historical Pontus and today forms part of Turkey's Black Sea Region.
The Kingdom of Pontus was divided into two distinct areas: the coastal region and the Pontic interior. The coastal region bordering the Black Sea was separated from the mountainous inland area by the Pontic Alps, which run parallel to the coast. The river valleys of Pontus also ran parallel to the coast and were quite fertile, supporting cattle ...
v. t. e. In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ ˈpɒntəs /; Greek: Πόντος, translit. Póntos, lit. "Sea") [1] was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities. Pontus was Gaia 's son and has no father; according to the Greek poet Hesiod, he was born without coupling, [2] though according to Hyginus, Pontus is the son of ...
Ariarathes IX of Cappadocia. (illeg.) Orsabaris. Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator (Greek: Μιθριδάτης; [2] 135–63 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic 's most formidable and determined opponents.
Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology. Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern-day Turkey. Kingdom of Pontus or Pontic Empire, a state founded in 281 BC. Diocese of Pontus, a diocese of the later Roman Empire.
The Republic of Pontus (Greek: Δημοκρατία του Πόντου, Dimokratía tou Póntou) was a proposed Pontic Greek state on the southern coast of the Black Sea. Its territory would have encompassed much of historical Pontus in north-eastern Asia Minor, and today forms part of Turkey 's Black Sea Region. The proposed state was ...
Bithynia and Pontus (Latin: Provincia Bithynia et Pontus, Ancient Greek Ancient Greek: Επαρχία Βιθυνίας και Πόντου, romanized: Eparkhía Bithynías kai Póntou) was the name of a province of the Roman Empire on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). It was formed during the late Roman Republic by the ...
Pida (Ancient Greek: Πίδα), or Pidae [1] or Pidis, [2] was a town of ancient Pontus, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. [3] It was in the later province of Pontus Galaticus, on the road leading from Amasia to Neocaesareia. [4] [2] Its site is located near Akça in Asiatic Turkey. [3] [5]