Pontos - Pontos (English spelling)

Japanese: ポントス - ぽんとす(英語表記)Pontos
Pontos - Pontos (English spelling)

The northeastern region of ancient Asia Minor, facing the Black Sea (ancient name Pontos Euxeinos, also called Pontus Euxinus), between Paphragonia (later Bithynia) and Armenia. Blessed with water and a warm climate, it was fertile, producing an abundance of grains and fruits, as well as materials for ships and mineral resources. Greek colonies were established along the coast from the mid-7th century BC and prospered, and the surrounding areas were Hellenized, but the inland areas were divided into various tribes. Since the time of Cyrus the Great, it had been subject to Persia, but in 363 BC, the satrap Ariobarzanes essentially subjugated the various tribes of the area, laying the foundations for an independent kingdom. The Kingdom of Pontus, established in 298 BC, reached its zenith during the time of Mithridates VI, but after a conflict with Rome, it came under its control and the kingdom was divided.

[Kenji Furukawa]

[Reference item] | Kingdom of Pontus

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

パプラゴニア(後のビティニア)とアルメニアの間の、黒海(古名ポントス・エウクセイノスPontos Euxeinos、ポントゥス・エウクシヌスPontus Euxinusともいう)に面した古代の小アジア北東地域。水利と温暖な気候に恵まれ肥沃(ひよく)であったので、穀物・果実が豊かにとれ、また船材や鉱物資源も豊富であった。沿岸部には紀元前7世紀中ごろからギリシア植民市が建設されて繁栄し、その周辺地帯はギリシア化されたが、内陸部は諸種族が割拠していた。キロス大王の時代以来ペルシアに服する形になっていたが、前363年太守アリオバルザネスがこの地の諸種族を実質的に従えることによって、独立王国の基礎を築いた。前298年に建てられたポントス王国はミトリダテス6世の時代に最盛期を迎えたが、ローマとの抗争後はその従属下に陥り、王国は分割された。

[古川堅治]

[参照項目] | ポントス王国

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