Pontic
Pontic means " belonging to the Black Sea " and refers in particular to:
- the region around the Black Sea (often with more precise definition: north Pontic , south Pontic )
- the Pontic steppe see Pontic-Caspian steppe , historically the steppe also has Wild Fields called
- the Pontic language
- the Black Sea coast in Turkey, see also Pontos (region)
- the Pontic floral element (north of the Black Sea and further east)
- the Pontic climatic region on the Balkan Peninsula
The adjective also occurs in:
The term Pontic is derived from the Greek Pontos , Latinized Pontus . This has been short for Greek Pontos Euxeinos ("hospitable sea"), Latinized Pontus Euxinus , the Black Sea , since ancient times .
Pontica referred
- Dioecesis Pontica , Roman administrative unit
- Legio I Pontica , Roman legion
- Via Pontica , ancient road on the Black Sea
- Vulcaniella pontica , moth
Dioceses
ancient cities on the Black Sea: