Pontic Greeks
Pontic Greeks, Pontian Greeks, Pontians or Greeks of Pontus (Greek: Πόντιοι, Ποντιακός Ελληνισμός or Έλληνες του Πόντου, Turkish: [Pontus Rumları] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) can refer to Greeks specifically from the area of Pontus in the region of the former Empire of Trebizond on the Black Sea coast of Eastern Turkey, or in other cases more generally all Greeks from the shores of the Black Sea or the Pontus. Greeks from Trabzon traditionally speak Pontic Greek. The terms Pontic and Pontian can be used interchangeably.
Pontic Greeks Media
Funerary stele of two Greek warriors found on the Black Sea coast, Taman peninsula, 4th century BC
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Greek colonies of the Euxine Sea, 8th to 3rd century BC
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Ancient Greek coin from Sinope, coast depicting the head of a nymph and an eagle with raised wings, 4th century BC
Roman Diocese of Pontus, 400 AD
Sinop-Castle
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Kerasounta Island, used by Ancient Greek colonists as early as the 5th century BC
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Saint Anne Church, one of the oldest churches in Trebizond
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Dome of Trebizond's Hagia Sophia
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Zilkale in the Pontic Alps in Çamlıhemşin, Rize Province
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Konstantinos Theofylaktos' mansion in Trebizond before it was converted to Trabzon Museum
