Individual #Pontus  an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
  instance of:  geographical_area
  part of:  Asia_Minor__Anatolia  a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
     part of:  Asia  the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
        part of:  Eurasia  the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
           part of:  eastern_hemisphere__easternhemisphere__orient  the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
           part of:  northern_hemisphere  the hemisphere north of the equator

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