Bithynian
- a word derived from Bithynia.
Example Sentences
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Hadrian has come into his wisdom only after manifold errors and tragic mistakes; not least among the latter, contriving, through thoughtlessness, in the death of his great love, the Bithynian youth Antinous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2010
The Arcadian division, departing first, in vessels from Herakleia, landed at Kalpê; an untenanted promontory of the Bithynian or Asiatic Thrace, midway between Herakleia and Byzantium.
From The Two Great Retreats of History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)
But the Bithynian militia were known to be attached to the house of Ducas, which Michael had dethroned, and he therefore resolved to disarm them.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
The descendants of his flock of sheep are still the heritage of the reigning Sultan, and still browse on the ranges of Bithynian Olympus, and supply butter and cheeses for the royal household.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van
Oh! with what joy I visit thee again, Scarce yet believing, how, left far behind, The tedious Thynian and Bithynian plain, I see thee, Sirmio, with this peaceful mind.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various
