Euxine Sea

British  

/ ˈjuːksaɪn /

noun

1. an ancient name for the Black Sea

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Example Sentences

However, the promise was kept, and on the fifth day, marching still apparently through the territory of the Skythini, they reached the summit of a mountain called Thêchês, from whence the Euxine Sea was visible.

From The Two Great Retreats of History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)

To the light of Zeus   Soon shall he rise; and I will give to him   A holy island for my gift: it lies   Within the Euxine Sea: there evermore   A God thy son shall be.

From The Fall of Troy by Way, Arthur Sanders

The Russian flag now girdles the Euxine Sea, and notwithstanding the recent check at Sevastopol, Russia is pressing on with resistless strides towards the possession of the Hellespont.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Thrace supplied salted tunnies, the produce of the Euxine Sea, besides corn.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

The extreme length of the Euxine Sea from Constantinople to the mouth of the Phasis, may be computed as a voyage of nine days, and a measure of seven hundred miles.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart