Euxine
81Pontic Greeks — Infobox Ethnic group group = Pontic Greeks nowrap|Έλληνες του Πόντου (Ρωμιοί) Pontic Greek man population = c. 3,000,000 regions = Greece, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey religions = Greek Orthodox Christianity, Sunni Islam langiages …
82Isaac Taylor (canon) — Isaac Taylor (1829 1901), son of Isaac Taylor, was a philologist, toponymist, and Anglican canon of York (from 1885). Though he wrote several inflammatory theological pamphlets, such as The Liturgy and the Dissenters (1860) and Leaves from an… …
83Sigynnae — The Sigynnae were an obscure people of antiquity. They are variously located by ancient authors.According to Herodotus (v. 9), they dwelt beyond the Danube, and their frontiers extended almost as far as the Eneti on the Adriatic. Their horses (or …
84Dionysius of Heraclea — This article is about Dionysius the Tyrant of Heraclea. For the Stoic philosopher also from Heraclea, see Dionysius the Renegade. Dionysius (Greek: Διονύσιος) was a tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (today called Black Sea). He was a son of… …
85Clearchus of Heraclea — This article is about the tyrant Clearchus. For others with this name, see Clearchus (disambiguation). Clearchus (Greek: Kλέαρχoς; c. 401 BC – 353 BC; also spelled Cleärchus or Cleärch) was a citizen of Heraclea on the Euxine (Black Sea) who was… …
86Timotheus of Heraclea — Timotheus (in Greek Tιμoθεoς; died 338 BC) was son of Clearchus, the tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (Black Sea). After the death of his father in 353 BC, he succeeded to the sovereignty, under the guardianship, at first, of his uncle Satyrus,… …
87Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire — (1683 1827) was a period after the territorial expansion of the Empire reached its maximum. During stagnation the empire continued to have military might. The next period would be shaped by the decline of their military power which followed the… …
88Satala — Located in Turkey, the city of Satala, according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the boundary of the Roman Empire.… …
89Pleistarchus (Antipatrid) — Pleistarchus (in Greek Πλεισταρχος; lived 4th century BC) was son of Antipater and brother of Cassander, king of Macedonia. He is first mentioned in the year 313 BC, when he was left by his brother in the command of Chalcis, to make headway… …
90Marino Sanuto the Elder — Marino Sanuto or Sanudo the Elder of Torcello (c. 1260 – 1338) was a Venetian statesman and geographer. He is best known for his life long attempts to revive the crusading spirit and movement; with this object he wrote his great work, the Secreta …
