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title: The Kingdom of Pontus
author: Javierfv1212
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12374/the-kingdom-of-pontus/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Kingdom of Pontus
_Authored by Javierfv1212_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12374.png)
## Image Caption
Map of the Pontic Kingdom before the reign of [Mithridates VI](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mithridates_VI/) (darkest purple), after his conquests (purple), and his conquests in the first Mithridatic wars (pink); little adds (ancient shorelines & some [greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) colonies under Mithridate's rule) in accordance with V. Yanko-Hombach, A.S. Gilbert, N. Panin, P. M. Dolukhanov: The Black Sea Flood Question: Changes in Coastline, Climate, and Human Settlement, Springer, Netherlands, 2007, and with Appianus, Plutarchus & Strabo.
## Cite This Work
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PonticKingdom.png) by [**Javierfv1212**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PonticKingdom.png). Submitted by [Patrick Goodman](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/patricklgoodman2525/ "User Page: Patrick Goodman"), published on 16 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.