// Antiquity
Kingdom of Pontus
- Period
- 281 BC – AD 67
- Duration
- approx. 347 years
- Greatest extent
- around 87 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 583,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Pontus — according to the map data from 281 BC to AD 67, roughly 347 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Kingdom of Pontus — greatest extent around 87 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 583,000 km², roughly 0.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (282 BC)
- Kingdom of Lysimachus
- Seleucid Empire
After
Neighbours around 87 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Parthian Empire
- Roman Republic
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Kingdom of Armenia
- Nabataeans
- Seleucid Empire
- Thracian Kingdom
- Greek City-States
Learn more
- Open the world map in 87 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Pontus on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.