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  1. Aegean Sea

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    The Aegean Sea ($\text{Aigaion Pelagos}$) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the mainlands of Greece to the west and Anatolia (Asia Minor)/) to the east. It extends south to the island of Crete and is bounded by the Turkish Straits (the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosphorus) to the northeast, providing a connection to the Black Sea.
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  2. Balkan Peninsula

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    The Balkan Peninsula is a large peninsula in Southeastern Europe, bounded by the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Black Sea. It is geographically characterized by rugged terrain, dominated by several parallel mountain ranges running southwest to northeast, which historically contributed to the region's complex [political fragmentation](/entries/political-f…

  3. Bithynia

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    Bithynia was an ancient region in northwestern Anatolia, situated between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. It was inhabited primarily by the Bithynians, a Thracian people who migrated into the area, and later became a significant Hellenistic kingdom before its absorption into the Roman Republic. Its strategic location near the Hellespont made it a perennial subject of contention among major regional powers.
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  4. Bithynia Et Pontus

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    Bithynia et Pontus was a large Roman province located in the north-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey). Established definitively in 64 BCE following the defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus by Pompey the Great, the province combined the territories of the former Kingdom of Bithynia and the western portions of the Kingdom of Pontus. The very name signifies a dual administrative origin, reflec…

  5. Bithynia Et Pontus

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    Bithynia et Pontus was a large Roman province located in the north-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey). Established definitively in 64 BCE following the defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus by Pompey the Great, the province combined the territories of the former Kingdom of Bithynia and the western portions of the Kingdom of Pontus. The very name signifies a dual administrative origin, reflec…