Propontis
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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By the time that he died the empire was practically confined to a narrow slip of land along the Propontis, reaching from Gallipoli to Constantinople.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
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
He belonged to a noble family of Proconnesus, an island colony from Miletus in the Propontis, and was supposed to be inspired by Apollo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
The city of Kyzikus was within the Propontis.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey
THE rest of our journey was through fine painted meadows, by the side of the sea of Marmora, the ancient Propontis.
From Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe by Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady
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