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No historian has ever acknowledged the Kingdom of Pontus of having a Greek origin. Greek culture, language, sure, but thats where it ends regarding its "Greek-ness". Its the same as on the
Kingdom of Pontus page where its erraneously labeled as a Greco-Persian state in origin, though not a single reference on the page backs this up.
Persian origin:
The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, by B. C. McGing, page 11:Persian origin, Greek language
Children of Achilles: The Greeks in Asia Minor Since the Days of Troy, by John Freely, page 69-70:Persian origin, completely Hellenised
Strabo of Amasia: A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome, by Daniela Dueck, page 3:originated from the Persian nobility of Cius.
Pontus was a Hellenistic "multiethnic" state with Persian-Greek origins (i think mostly Persian) which was almost completely Hellenised. Official language, etc were Greek. :)
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