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PONTIC HISTORY

Greek colonies in the land of Black sea.
The
beginning of Pontos history is dated near 1000 b.C with the descent of
Dorians in Greece, Achaoi were forced to emigrate, and colonise the
coasts of Ionia and next the south coasts of Italy and Sicily and end
to the Black Sea, in geographical place called Pontos.The first name,
"inhospitable" Pontos (very likely for the deep see of Pontos in the
south coast, and the hostile and savage native people), has became
quickly into “hospitable" (Evxinos) Pontos, that is hospitable for the
Greeks, where they colonise the areas of the land of Pontos. The
reasons, which impulse the first Greek colonists in the land of Pontos,
where mostly financial economical and trade issues. From the area and
the local mines, iron, cooper, salt, flax, lumber, grain, wool, wax,
honey, and the most precious metal, gold, ware being brought to the
mainland of Greece. For 3000 years the Greeks in the land of Pontos
kept their Christian Orthodox religion unchangeable and immutable, as
well as their ancient Greek language, in the form of Pontiac dialect.
The specific dialect preserves elements of the ancient (Ionian, coasts
of Turkey in Aegean sea). The Greeks in Pontos created a civilisation
that reached quickly in his highest point, zenith, in trade and
letters-writing despite the difficult circumstances through the years
and time passed. They created schools for their children(1682 the
coaching-tuition school of Trapezounta), from which men of letters and
wisdom, were attend and teach teachers, professors, bankers, doctors
and other scientists were mostly the vocational education and guidance
that Greeks of Pontos had. Hundrents of churches were built and
preserved for many years, like the Holy Church of Blessed Panagia
(Virgin Mary) Soumela. (The naming Soumela was given because of the
locationof the church, which was in the mountain Mela)
Historical Features
Even
though that the history of Greeks in Pontos is lost in the deep years
of time, with the Argonaut’s expedition and the first establishment of
Greeks in those areas after the Trojan War (1100 b.C), we can say that
the history of Greeks in the land of Pontos is clearly revealed with
the creation of Sinopi from Milisious colonists in 785 b.C. Later in
time other Greek colonies were created like Trapezounta (756 b.C),
Kerasounta (700 b.C), Amisos (Samsounta 600 b.C), Kotioron (Orntou),
Tripoleos etc. Pontos, trough out the historical life (1100 b.C - 1922
a.C), a time period of 3000 years, was one of the greatest and major
parts of the Greek nation and Greek history. Through this history, in
which the Hellenism (Greek nation) of the area, in the ancient years,
Alexander the Great years through to the Roman occupation and the
Bizantic empire didn't stop to preserve intact, unchangeable and
immutable his national identity and kept his national belief and morale
prosperous and active with dignity, and his religion, beliefs, and
traditions unfaltering and unfaltering.
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