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Pontus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The classical name of a country on the SE. shores of the Black Sea, stretching from the river Halys to the borders of Armenia; is represented by the modern Turkish provinces of Trebizond and Sivas. Originally a Persian province, it became independent shortly after 400 B.C., and remained so till part was annexed to Bithynia in 65 B.C., and the rest constituted a Roman province in A.D. 63.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pontus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pontus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pontus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/pontus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
