Pontus

American

[pon-tuhs] / ˈpɒn təs /

noun

an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
Also Pontos the ancient Greek personification of the sea.

Pontus British

/ ˈpɒntəs /

noun

an ancient region of NE Asia Minor, on the Black Sea: became a kingdom in the 4th century _bc ; at its height under Mithridates VI (about 115–63 _bc ), when it controlled all Asia Minor; defeated by the Romans in the mid-1st century _bc

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The inhabitants of Pontus were among the first converts and are mentioned in the New Testament.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

In this work, by the Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg, rabbits are part of a nightmare, and an awfully Freudian one.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

“You can see the impact of selection in real time,” says Pontus Skoglund, a paleogeneticist at the Francis Crick Institute.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

Dr Pontus Skoglund, who heads the ancient genomics laboratory at the Crick, told BBC News that the new technology is transforming our understanding of the past.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

“Not everybody from the Pontus converted,” Lina scoffed.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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