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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 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.
Map of Asia Minor in 89 BC, showing Roman provinces and client states as well as Pontic territory. The Kingdom of Pontus, under Mithridates VI the Great, is in green.
Interactive detailed political map from ancient times to our days. Empires, kingdoms, principalities, republics.
Pontus, ancient district in northeastern Anatolia adjoining the Black Sea. In the 1st century bc it briefly contested Rome’s hegemony in Anatolia. An independent Pontic kingdom with its capital at Amaseia (modern Amasya) was established at the end of the 4th century bc in the wake of Alexander’s.
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 &...
21 maj 2018 · The coastal cities were colonized by Greeks in the 6th–5th centuries bc, and retained virtual autonomy under the Persian Empire. The kingdom of Pontus reached the height of its power under Mithridates VI ( the Great), who conquered Asia Minor, gained control of the Crimea, and threatened Rome.
