Propontis
Britishnoun
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In her apartments of the royal palace, and in her sumptuous villas and gardens on the Propontis and the Bosporus, she availed herself of all the luxuries and refinements of the royal station.
From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred
The Athenian fleet now reigned alone in the Propontis, the Bosphorus, and the Hellespont, and levied toll on all the ships passing through the straits, while Chrysopolis, opposite to Byzantium, was occupied by Alcibiades.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
With what declivity the Water runs out of the Euxine-Sea into the Propontis?
From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Oldenburg, Henry
Another species is the bianco e nero antico, the Marmor Proconnesium of antiquity, obtained from the celebrated quarries of Proconnesos, an island in the western part of the Propontis.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh
After passing the Hellespont, they found in the Propontis, which we call the Sea of Marmora, an islet called the Bears’ Hill, inhabited by giants with six arms, whom they slew.
From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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