Paphlagonia

American  

[paf-luh-goh-nee-uh, -gohn-yuh] / ˌpæf ləˈgoʊ ni ə, -ˈgoʊn jə /

noun

1. an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.

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Paphlagonia British  

/ ˌpæfləˈɡəʊnɪə /

noun

1. an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the Black Sea

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Paphlagonia

Mithridates III., who succeeded him, added Cappadocia and Paphlagonia to his dominions, and reigned thirty-six years.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin

Paphlagonia seemed to the shrewd observers the readiest prey.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill

But if I marry the Princess of Paphlagonia in the ninth moon, the Royal Wedding will ward off the Sea Serpent, and not a scribe will shed ink to tell of his advent.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill

POMPEIOPOLIS: there were anciently two cities of the name; one in Cilicia, another in Paphlagonia.

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

PONTUS, an extensive country of Asia Minor, lying between Bithynia and Paphlagonia, and extending along the Pontus Euxinus, the Euxine or the Pontic Sea, from which it took its name.

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

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