Pontian
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Pontian may refer to:
People
- Pontianus of Spoleto, a second-century Christian martyr in Spoleto, Italy
- Sicinius Pontianus, second century AD, stepson of Apuleius (described in the Apologia of Apuleius), son of Aemilia Pudentilla, and older brother of Sicinius Pudens
- Pope Pontian, a third-century Catholic Pope
- Pontianus Africae, a sixth-century Christian bishop, from an unknown African diocese, who was a figure in the Three-Chapter Controversy
- Pontian Greeks, a group of ethnic Greeks traditionally from the Pontus and Pontic Mountains regions in northern Turkey
Places
- Pontian Islands, a group of islands on the coast of Italy
- Pontian District, a district in Johor, Malaysia
- Pontian Besar, a town
- Pontian Kechil, a town
- es:Basílica de San Ponciano (La Plata), a chapel in La Plata, Argentina
Geology
- Pontian, in stratigraphy the uppermost Miocene Paratethys stage, coeval with the Messinian
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