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Euxine Sea

British  
/ ˈjuːksaɪn /

noun

  1. an ancient name for the Black Sea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

They were a people living on the north-east coast of the Euxine Sea.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, 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

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

From Egypt to the Euxine Sea, the bishops were in arms and in motion.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Milman, Henry Hart

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