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Pontus (region) ranks 3,309th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santa Clara County, California, Boksburg, and Suceava. Memorable people born in Pontus (region) include Phorcys, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Mithridates II of Pontus. Memorable people who died in Pontus (region) include Ariobarzanes of Pontus, and Macrina the Younger. Pontus (region) has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Pontus (region) is located in Türkiye.

Pontus or Pontos is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hinterland by the Greeks who colonized the area in the Archaic period and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Εύξεινος Πόντος, 'Hospitable Sea', or simply Pontos as early as the Aeschylean Persians and Herodotus' Histories. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 300 BC and 0, Pontus (region) was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Phorcys, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Mithridates II of Pontus. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Pontus (region) including Ariobarzanes of Pontus, and Macrina the Younger.

People Born in Pontus (region)

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Pontus (region) were politicians (5),  while most who died were politicians (1), and religious figures (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pontus (region), including Phorcys, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Mithridates II of Pontus.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Pontus (region) since 1700.