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Greek city-states first established colonies along the Black Sea coast of Crimea in the 7th or 6th century BC. [1] Several colonies were established in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait, then known as the Cimmerian Bosporus. The density of colonies around the Cimmerian Bosporus was unusual for Greek colonization and reflected the importance of ...
These colonies played a crucial role in expanding Greek culture, trade networks, and influence throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions. While some colonies were established inland for various reasons, coastal locations were generally more common due to the Greeks' strong connection to the sea.
Kimmerikon (Psoa) and other Ancient Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea. Kimmerikón (Greek Κιμμερικόν, Latin: Cimmericum) was an ancient Greek city in Crimea, on the southern shore of the Kerch Peninsula, at the western slope of Opuk mountain, roughly 40 kilometres southwest of modern Kerch.
Greek colonies in Scythia Minor (14 P) T. ... Pages in category "Greek colonies on the Black Sea coast" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Greek city-states began establishing colonies along the Black Sea coast of Crimea in the 7th or 6th century BC. [15] Theodosia and Panticapaeum were established by Milesians . In the 5th century BC, Dorians from Heraclea Pontica founded the sea port of Chersonesos (in modern Sevastopol ).
Pantikapeon and other ancient Greek colonies along the north coast of the Black Sea, along with their modern names. The whole area was dotted with Greek cities: in the west, Panticapaeum ()—the most significant city in the region, Nymphaeum and Myrmekion; on the east Phanagoria (the second city of the region), Kepoi, Hermonassa, Portus Sindicus and Gorgippia.
Akra (Ancient Greek: Ἄκρα) was an ancient Greek city at the Cimmerian Bosporus.The city is now underwater at the Kerch Strait, near the Naberezhne village in Crimea. [1] [2] It was flooded as a result of the transgression of the Black Sea and is now almost entirely immersed in the sea, with the exception of a small section at the Yanysh lake.
A 16th-century map of the Black Sea by Diogo Homem Greek colonies (8th–3rd century BCE) of the Black Sea (Euxine, or "hospitable" sea) The Black Sea was a busy waterway on the crossroads of the ancient world: the Balkans to the west, the Eurasian steppes to the north, the Caucasus and Central Asia to the east, Asia Minor and Mesopotamia to ...