Scenarios about 'pontus'
A historical region on the southern coast of the Black Sea in modern-day Turkey, inhabited by Greeks since ancient times and home to the Kingdom of Pontus (300-63 BCE). Following World War I, the Pontic Greeks sought an independent republic before suffering genocide under Ottoman and Turkish forces, leading to mass displacement. In alternate history scenarios, Pontus often appears as a potential Greek homeland or independent state in a differently resolved post-Ottoman settlement.
What If Mithridates Defeated Rome?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Mithridates VI of Pontus successfully drove Rome from Asia Minor and Greece, creating a powerful Hellenistic kingdom that challenged Roman dominance.