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Euxine Sea

British  
/ ˈjuːksaɪn /

noun

  1. an ancient name for the Black Sea

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From hence they proceeded two days' march, seven parasangs, and arrived at Trebizond, a Greek city, of large population, on the Euxine Sea; a colony of Sinope, but lying in the territory of the Colchians.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

From hence they proceeded two days' march, seven parasangs, and arrived at Trebisond, a Greek city, of large population, on the Euxine Sea; a colony of Sinope, but lying in the territory of the Colchians.

From The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis by John Selby Watson

HENIOCHIANS, a people dwelling near the Euxine Sea.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Cornelius Tacitus

He found a retreat in the mountainous region north of the Euxine Sea, where Pompey was unable to follow him.

From The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic by Arthur Gilman

The shores of the Hellespont, Scythia, and the Euxine Sea; the Isles of the Ægæan; Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Colchis, the northern parts of Africa, Ecbatana, and even Babylon were the objects of his unwearied research.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines

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