Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.)

Pantikapaion was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of , which the Greeks called Taurica. The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named .
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient Greek city and capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, located in modern Kerch, Crimea
  • Also known as
    “Mint of Panticapaeum”
    “Panticapaeum”
    “Pantikapaion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Mithridat and Obelisk of Glory.
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Peak
is a large hill located in the center…
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Obelisk
is situated 160 metres southeast of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).
Anatoly Shcherbak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church
The Church of St John the Baptist is a Christian church located in the city center of , . is situated 580 metres east of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.
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, is a city on the Peninsula of eastern .
Kosun, CC0.
Village
is a village in Lenine Raion, . is situated 4 km north of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).
Kosun, CC0.
Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).

Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.)

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Latitude
45.35101° or 45° 21′ 4″ north
Longitude
36.46865° or 36° 28′ 7″ east
Open location code
8GQR9F29+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108336330
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q906661

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.)” goes by many names.
ΠαντικάπαιονAncient Greek (to 1453)
পণ্টিকাপায়নAssamese
PanticapeaBasque
ПантыкапейBelarusian
ПантикапейBulgarian
PanticapeaCatalan
PanticapèonCatalan
PanticapeumCatalan
潘提卡彭Chinese
PantikapeyCrimean Tatar
PantikapaionCzech
PanticapaeumDutch
PantikapeoEsperanto
PanticapaeumEstonian
PantikapaionEstonian
PantikapaionFinnish
PanticapéeFrench
PanticapeaGalician
PantikapaionGerman
ΠαντικάπαιοGreek
ΠαντικάπαιονGreek
פנטיקפאיוןHebrew
पांतिकापेओनHindi
PantikapaionHungarian
PantikapaionIndonesian
PanticapaeumItalian
PanticapeoItalian
パンティカパイオンJapanese
ПантикапейKazakh
PanticapaeumLatin
PantikapajonPolish
PanticapéiaPortuguese
PanticapeuPortuguese
ВоспорRussian
Воспор или БосфорRussian
ВоспороRussian
ПантикапейRussian
Пантикапей (IX-IV века до н.э.)Russian
ПантикапеяRussian
PanticapaeumSerbo-Croatian
PantikapaionSerbo-Croatian
PantikapejSerbo-Croatian
PantikapejSlovenian
PanticapeoSpanish
PantikapeySpanish
PanticapaeonSwedish
PanticapaeumSwedish
PanticapeaSwedish
PantikapaionSwedish
PantikapaeumosTurkish
ПантикапейUkrainian
ПантікапейUkrainian
Пантікапей (IX-IV століття до н.е.)Ukrainian

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