Menelaus' brother, King Agamemnon, and the armies of Odysseus and Achilles tracked down Paris and Helen back to Troy and started a war that lasted for ten years. The city of Troy is located at the entrance to the Propentus, which leads onto the Pontus Exunis. There is enough written history to strongly suggest that Greece and Troy fought a war and that Greece won and I think a lot of myth, legend and storytelling gets in the way of true history. Whether Schliemann's Troy is the real troy is
Egypt to find out he was been murdered, and at Egypt Caesar met Cleopatra. Before going back to Rome, Caesar fought to make Cleopatra ruler of Egypt and won. He later brought her to Rome. In 47 B.C. Caesar won another war over Pharnaces II, King of Pontus. Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) was Caesar’s short but meaningful dispatch to the Roman Senate. Caesar was now undisputed master of the Roman world. The people loved Caesar and gave him the power to be dictator for 10 years. However
with money he had borrowed from Crassus, Caesar spent lavishly on public entertainments, including gladiator contests, which added to his popularity. Roman Expansion in Asia Minor, Syria and Judea After Sulla died, his old enemy Mithridates of Pontus abandoned the agreement he had made with him, and Mithridates began extending his rule again. Rome sent another force against him, drove him from Greece and Macedonia and continued to war with him. The Senate sent Pompey to the East, and it gave him
believing such ridiculous things and said that Peter was bizarre and drunk. “If I ever believed in such stupid things, everybody would just laugh at me. Anyway, the people converted are losers and just want something to believe in.” said one man from Pontus. Since yesterday, many people have been talking and discussing about what Peter had said. It has been a major event and will be recorded in history but the question is, Will this new religion last and is it true? -----------------------
in every circumstance, giving us strength to press forward toward continuing refinement and obedience to Jesus. 1 Peter 1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied
Wanderings of Dionysus, Theseus Adventures Creatures Cyclopes, Hecatoncheires, Giants, Ash Tree Nymphs, Typhoeus, Cerberus, Sirens, Centaur, Medusa, Argus Panoptes, Chimaera, Echidna, Gorgons, Pegasus, Chrysaor Figures Epaphus, The Pleiades, Pontus, Nereus, Doris, Nereids, Amphitrite, Triton, Teiresias, Minos, Rhadamanthus Places Mount Olympus, The Underworld, Tartarus Heroes Perseus, Theseus, Bellerophon, Atlanta, Heracles, Meleager , Achilles, Jason, Odysseus Greek Literature
My Dear Julius, I am writing to you concerning my experiences as a Roman governor regarding all that has gone on so far in Bithynia-Pontus and to tell you about the followers of Jesus Christ also known as Christians, who are causing some confusion within their communities. In my opinion, I think that their practices are a bit stealthy and their beliefs are mere misconceptions. However, I do not see them as a threat to any one of any sort. Here, we have been dealing with these peculiar and
undergoing the same kind of sufferings. Introduction Historical and Literary Background The author identifies himself by name in the first phrase of the letter: “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ” (1:1). The recipients: “Gentile and Jewish believers in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Western Asia Minor, and Bithynia” (Study Bible Introduction to 1 Peter) are addressed as “exiles” (1:1, 17) and “aliens” (2”11). According to Wayne Grudem, “we may conclude that the name ‘Babylon’ in the letter and the external
Pleione | |Plutus |God of Wealth | |Pontus |Ancient Pre-Olympian Sea God. God of the Deep Sea | |Poseidon |God of the Sea and Horses
enemies into North Africa where again he crushed the opposing forces. After more campaigns against foreign states in the east and the remnants of Pompey’s supporters, Caesar returned to Rome in 46 b.c. to celebrate four triumphs: over Gaul, Egypt, Pontus, and Africa Caesar returned to Rome in triumph. In February of 44 B.C., he named himself dictator for life. "This act, along with his continual effort to adorn himself with the trappings of power, turned many in the Senate against him." After