Pontus

American  

[pon-tuhs] / ˈpɒn təs /

noun

1. an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.

2. Also Pontos the ancient Greek personification of the sea.

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Pontus British  

/ ˈpɒntəs /

noun

1. 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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Pontus

Mitridate is trying to hold onto his kingdom, Pontus, against the advance of the Roman Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Pontus Scherp, the lawyer representing Pricerunner, told AFP ahead of Wednesday's ruling that his team had argued that the changes Google implemented in 2017 were "mostly cosmetic".

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Bergström's colleague Dr Pontus Skoglund is now analysing ancient wolf DNA from across the globe to pin down that historic moment.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

It also includes two structures identified in 2022: the Pontus stream identified by Malhan and colleagues and the "poor old heart" of the Milky Way identified by Rix and colleagues.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024

Pontus, which means the Deep Sea, was a son of Mother Earth and the father of Nereus, a sea-god far more important than he himself was.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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