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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient country of northeast Asia Minor along the southern coast of the Black Sea. Established in the fourth century BC, it flourished under Mithridates VI until his defeat by Pompey of Rome in 66.
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- proper noun Greek mythology A
god of thesea . - proper noun An ancient region and kingdom on the southern coast of the
Black Sea .
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- noun an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
- noun (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
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Examples
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They lived in Pontus, which is part of modern day Turkey near the shore of the Black Sea, where they formed an independent kingdom under the government of another queen, named Hippolyta ( "she lets her horses loose").
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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They lived in Pontus, which is part of modern day Turkey near the shore of the Black Sea, where they formed an independent kingdom under the government of another queen, named Hippolyta ( "she lets her horses loose").
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For neither did Peter personally minister to the churches in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, Bithynia, though he wrote his Epistles to them.
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Comana, in Pontus, in the sixtieth year of his age.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Comana in Pontus was a powerful and wealthy foundation, and the high priest was respected as the second person in the kingdom.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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An Average Idea will be featured on their debut album, entitled Pontus, The Devil, and Me, due to release next year.
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The letter of 1 Peter is addressed to the exiled Jews of the “Diaspora” Jews living out of the Land of Israel in the provinces of Asia Minor, namely Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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The letter of 1 Peter is addressed to the exiled Jews of the “Diaspora” Jews living out of the Land of Israel in the provinces of Asia Minor, namely Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006
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And it runneth Southward into a certain great sea 700. miles about before it falleth into the sea called Pontus Euximus.
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Hellenes say formerly moved backwards and forwards; and taking his seat at the temple644 he gazed upon the Pontus, which is a sight well worth seeing.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
reesetee commented on the word Pontus
*wonders whether Pontus was a pilot*
June 4, 2011