Pontus in a sentence

Pontus fell to the Roman general Pompey in 63 BC and, after the murder or suicide of Mithridates VI of Pontus (otherwise known as Mithridates the Great), was broken up into smaller provinces in 64 BC.

After the break, Roma had a penalty appeal waved away before Pontus Almqvist saw his effort deflected wide following a blistering counter-attack.

The Amisos Treasure, consisting of 64 pieces, was found during a construction excavation in Samsun on Nov. 28, 1995, and is considered the most valuable treasure belonging to the dynasty members of the Pontus Kingdom, has its place in the Samsun Museum.

As part of the trade, the Penguins are getting Kapanen, Maple Leafs’ defensive prospect Jesper Lindgren and forward Pontus Aberg.

But the ancient kingdom of Pontus lay in modern Turkey, near the volatile borders of Iraq, Syria and the Ukraine - which explains the contemporary staging, described by Helyard as “a bombed-out space you could see every day on the news”.

Left wing Pontus Aberg skated with the Wild during pregame warm-ups but remains on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Much had been made of the reception super Swede Pontus Jansson would receive on his return after a summer switch.

The 22-year-old was one of seven finalists and beat off competition including Leeds United centre-back Pontus Jansson and boxer Josh Warrington ahead of his IBF featherweight world title fight with Lee Selby in May.

According to Epiphanius, Hadrian appointed Aquila from Sinope in Pontus as "overseer of the work of building the city", seeing that Aquila was related to him by marriage.

After spending the first months of 47 BC in Egypt, Caesar went to the Middle East, where he annihilated the king of Pontus ; his victory was so swift and complete that he mocked Pompey's previous victories over such poor enemies.

Antony's rear was protected by Rome's client kingdoms in Anatolia, Syria, and Judea, while the client kingdoms of Cappadocia, Pontus, and Commagene would provide supplies along the march.

A peace was made between Rome and Pontus, but this proved only a temporary lull.

Audience 1 Peter is addressed to the “elect resident aliens” scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

Descendants of the Titans The Titans, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, and Cronus married their sisters Tethys, Theia, Phoebe and Rhea, and Crius married his half-sister Eurybia, the daughter of Gaia and Pontus.

Harris, 2007, pp.44-45 It was a move greatly criticized by the contemporary consul and historian Cassius Dio who said that Severus had destroyed "a strong Roman outpost and a base of operations against the barbarians from Pontus and Asia".

He founded a school where Gregory Thaumaturgus, later bishop of Pontus, was one of the pupils.

He mentions that the pirates were especially active during the Mithridatic wars (between the Roman Republic and King Mithridates VI of Pontus ) in which they supported the king.

In his absence from Rome (66 BC), he was nominated to succeed Lucius Licinius Lucullus as commander in the Third Mithridatic War against Mithridates VI of Pontus in the East.

In the same year Basil died, and despite the relative unimportance of Nyssa, Gregory took over many of his brother's former responsibilities in Pontus.

In the wars in Anatolia between Mithridates VI of Pontus and Sulla of Rome, the Seleucids were largely left alone by both major combatants.