Euxine Links
General information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontic_Greeks
www.diaspora-net.org/links.html
Township information:
- Amasya
- Amisos
- Argyroupolis
- Fatsa
- Haldia
- Imera
- Kars
- Kerasund
- Kotyora
- Kromni
- Matsouka
- Nikopolis
- Ofis
- Oinoe
- Santa
- Sinope
- Sourmena
- Stavrin
- Trebizond
- Tripolis
Pontic cultural associations, to name only one:
Pan Pontian Youth Association of USA-Canada
Other links:
Ancient history: Pontos as part of the ancient East, by D.G. Hogarth: read-on.allmyblog.com/2304-the-ancient-east-8.html
Hellenistic history: on Greek settlements in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520083295
Twentieth-century history: Notes on the Pontian genocide:philoxenia.ning.com/group/Genoctony?commentId=1989282%3AComment%3A43726&xg_source=activity
http://hellenicholocaust.com/pontus
The olive tree, chestnut, and cherry tree all originated in Asia Minor.
St. Evagrius of Pontos was a monk in the late fourth century; he was a good friend of the Cappadocian fathers St. Gregory Nazianzen, St. Basil of Caesaria, and St. Gregory the Theologian: see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evagrius_Ponticus and http://orthodoxwiki.org/Evagrius_Ponticus
A kind of shepherd dog originated in the Sivas area: http://articlestorehouse.com/Art/55214/279/Anatolian-Shepherd-Dog.html.
Dance:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VU5bwNQxLw.
Video trailer for "Pontos" (the movie): http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd49rq_pontos_people.