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Introduction. Pontus. The land of Pontus has two main parts, both of which belonged to the Mithridatic kingdom of Pontus in the Hellenistic period. The first is the main ridge of the Pontic mountains and the steep descent to the shore. The lower slopes are thickly wooded, and the shore districts have a humid and rainy climate.
Kingdom of Pontus: Establishment: The Kingdom of Pontus was founded in the early 3rd century BCE by Mithridates I, who declared independence from the Seleucid Empire. The kingdom expanded its territory and influence under subsequent rulers.
The kingdom of Pontus was divided into two district areas, with the coastal region being divided from the mountainous inland area by the Pontic Alps, which ran parallel to the coast. The region was rich in timber, fishes and olive trees, as well as in iron, silver and copper.
9 gru 2017 · English: Map of the Kingdom of Pontus, Before the reign of Mithridates VI (darkest purple), after his conquests (purple), and his conquests in the first Mithridatic wars (pink); little adds (ancient shorelines & some greek colonies under Mithridate's rule) according with V. Yanko-Hombach, A.S. Gilbert, N. Panin, P. M. Dolukhanov: The Black Sea ...
16 cze 2020 · Map of the Pontic Kingdom before the reign of Mithridates VI (darkest purple), after his conquests (purple), and his conquests in the first Mithridatic wars (pink); little adds (ancient shorelines & some greek colonies under Mithridate's rule) in accordance with V. Yanko-Hombach, A.S. Gilbert, N. Panin, P. M. Dolukhanov: The Black Sea Flood ...
Pontus (Greek: Πόντος Pontos) was a Hellenistic kingdom centered in the historical region of Pontus in modern-day Turkey, and ruled by the Mithridatic dynasty of Persian origin, [2] [3] [4] [5] which may have been directly related to Darius the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty.
The Kingdom of Pontus was a Hellenistic state of Persian origin situated in the Eastern Asia Minor wasted by the Black Sea which played an extraordinary role in the Antique history between
