Propontis
Britishnoun
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Toward evening we were entering the Sea of Marmora, the ancient Propontis, like one of our small lakes, and I again went to sleep lulled by the music of a high-pressure engine.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
There was such a dearth of men to defend the home provinces that the barbarians rode unhindered over the whole country side from the Danube to the Propontis plundering and burning.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
Nicomedia on its long gulf at the east end of the Propontis was a more eligible situation in every way, and had already served as an imperial residence.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
So celebrated were the quarries of Proconnesos that the ancient name of the island was changed to Marmora, and the whole of the Propontis is now called the Sea of Marmora.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh
The northern side of the city is bounded by the harbour; and the southern is washed by the Propontis, or Sea of Marmora.
From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter
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