Sentence examples for ancient province from inspiring English sources

Arachosia, Ancient province, eastern Persian empire.

Sparta (Spárti), capital of the modern department, was once the capital of the ancient province.

Rouergue, ancient province of south central France, corresponding to much of the modern départements of Aveyron and Tarn-et-Garonne.

It is largely occupied by the ancient province of Pomerania (Pomorze), the name of which means "along the sea".

Then, too, the ancient province of Navarra began to rediscover its great winemaking heritage through wineries like Chivite and Nekeas.

The present department of Laconia corresponds closely to the ancient province, which was bounded by Arcadia and Argolís on the north and Messenia in the west.

Its name refers to the nine ancient provinces (kuni) into which the island was once divided.

It was historically one of the "Five Fifths" (ancient provinces, or kingdoms) of Ireland.

Ulster, ancient Ulaid, one of the ancient provinces of Ireland and subsequently the northernmost of Ireland's four traditional provinces (the others being Leinster, Munster, and Connaught [Connacht]).

About the beginning of the Common Era, when the ancient provinces of Ireland were first taking permanent shape, Ulster had its capital at Emain Macha, near Armagh.

The team has taken the unusual step of flying two separate flags: the Republic's tricolour and the traditional flag of the four ancient provinces of Ireland, in a nod to the Northern Irish players' sensitivities.In other sports, the absence of a united Irish team and the right of all Northern Irish to claim an Irish passport has forced athletes from Ulster to make difficult decisions.