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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 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.
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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 first and second look at the Pontic region defined in its earliest sense as the territories and communities associated with the Black Sea itself. The third is concerned with the Pontic regions of Asia Minor. The fourth deals more specifically with the kingdom of the Mithridatids, the so-called kingdom of Pontus.
Pontus was situated in a remote area on the edge of the Greek and Roman world and was divided into two distinct parts – a narrow co- astal plain and a mountainous inland region.
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 &...
