Pontic Greeks

General term for ancient Greek colonists who settled around the Black Sea. It includes settlers from many different poleis and regions in Greece. Some of the cities settled by Pontic Greeks include:

In Crimea and the northern Azov Sea:

• Chersones
  
• Kerkinitida
  
• Panticapaeum
  
• Soughdaia
  
• Tanais
  
• Theodosia
  

On the Taman peninsula, Krasnodar Krai and the Colchian coast:

• Batis
  
• Dioscurias
  
• Germonassa
  
• Gorgippa
  
• Heraclea Pontica
  
• Phanagoria
  
• Phasis
  
• Pitsunda
  
• Sebastopolis
  

On the northern coast of Anatolia ("Pontos" - "Romania" - "Karadeniz"):

• Amasia
  
• Aphene
  
• Kerasounta
  
• Kissa
  
• Kromna
  
• Amisos
  
• Sinope
  
• Themiscyra
  
• Trapezounta
  
• Bafra
  
• Argyroupolis (Gumuşhane)
  
• Kars
  
• Xeroiana (pr: Sheroina)
  
• Ak-Dag Maten
  
• Kioumush Maten
  
• Ofis (Of)
  
• Santa
  
• Tonya
  
• Matsouka (Maçka)
  
• Galiana
  
• Baibourt
  
• Ata Pazar
  
• Sourmena (Surmene)
  
• Imera
  
• Rizounta (Rize)
  
• Mouzena
  
• Kotoiora
  
• Livera
  
• Platana (Akçabaat)
  
• Sevasteia
  
• Kel Kit
  
• Nikopolis (Kara-Hisar)
  
• Kakatsis
  
• Merzifounta
  
• Tokat
  
• Oini
  
• Neokaisareia
  
• Fatsa
  
• Tripoli (Tirebolu)
  
• Thermi (Terme)
  
• Hatzi-koi
  
• Komana
  
• Hopa
  
• Athina (Atina)
  
• Koloneia (Kiolou-Hisar)
  
• Tsoroum (Corum)
  
• Gemoura
  

On the southwestern coast of Ukraine and the Eastern Balkans:

Antiphilos

• Apollonia
  
• Germonakris
  
• Mesembria (now Nesebar)
  
• Nikonis
  
• Odessos
  
• Olbia
  
• Tira
  

Kingdoms either established or ruled by Pontic Greeks, or heavily influenced by Pontic Greek culture, include Pontus, Bithynia, and the Bosporan kingdom.

Links

All about Pontic culture

Website with map showing colonization of the Black Sea by Greek

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