Pontus Euxinus

British  

/ juːkˈsaɪnəs /

noun

1. the Latin name of the Black Sea

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Example Sentences

Theodosia was founded by the Milesians in the early times of their expedition to the Pontus Euxinus, and long prospered as an independent colony.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

Northward, on the shore of the Pontus Euxinus; Pontus, under three different names.

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

He gives a minute description of the habits of these people, and expresses his admiration for the Pontus Euxinus.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora

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 Tacitus, Cornelius

At an early period in the history of Greece, we hear of colonies established on the northern shore of the Pontus Euxinus or Hospitable Sea, as they named the Black Sea.

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van