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Summary: With its general lines, the Pontos Region, which we can describe as the south-eastern shores of the Black Sea, has come to the forefront with its abundance and prosperity in ancient times. Due to its different climate characteristics, many endemic, aromatic and healing plants have grown in the area. The Hellenis, who realized the wealth of the region, established colonial cities in the region to move these wealth into their hometown, so they made new trade routes formed. This situation has ensured the development of sectors such as mining, agriculture and livestock, fishing in the region and the spread of the trade of produced goods. All of the goods grown or produced in the region are either processed in the region or raw for sale in the foreign markets. With time, the goods of the Pontos region have become the searched products of the centers of the ancient world, many of the products have been named by the name of the region. This has increased the importance of the region in a commercial sense. In this study, the historic geography of the Pontos region was explained in a retrospective perspective, trying to provide detailed information about the products produced and traded in the region. In addition, the position of the Pontos region in the ancient world trade has been addressed in the light of ancient writers, archaeological materials and numismatic findings. The Pontos region, said to be located in the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea, came to the forefront with its abundance and fertility. Due to the different climatic characteristics, endemic, aromatic and many medicinal plants were grown in the region. Recognizing the riches of the region, the Hellenes established colonial cities in order to bring these riches to their homeland, thus creating new trade routes. This led to the development of sectors such as mining, agriculture and animal livestock and fishing and the spread of the trade of the goods produced in the region. All of the goods grown or produced in the region either in the region or processed in the foreign markets were offered for sale. In time, the products of the Pontos Region became the sought-after product of the trade centers of the ancient world, and many products were named after the region. This situation increased the commercial importance of the region. In this study, we have tried to demonstrate and deal with the historical geography of the Pontos Region retrospectively and to give in-depth information about the products manufactured and traded in the region during those periods. Moreover, the position and importance of the Pontos Region in the ancient world trade has been discussed in the light of ancient author works, archaeological materials and numismatic finds.

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