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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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient Greek city and capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, located in modern Kerch, Crimea
  • Also known as: “Mint of Panticapaeum”, “Panticapaeon”, “Panticapaeum”, “Panticapéia”, “Panticapèon”, “Panticapeum”, “Pantikapaion”, “Παντικάπαιο”, “Воспор”, “Воспор или Босфор”, “Воспоро”, and “Пантикапея”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Mithridat and Obelisk of Glory.

Peak
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is a large hill located in the center of , a city on the eastern of . It is 91.4 metres in elevation. From the top of a scenic view spreads across the Strait of Kerch and the city of Kerch.

Obelisk
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is situated 160 metres southeast of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).

Church
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The Church of St John the Baptist is a Christian church located in the city center of , . Built in the Byzantine architectural style, it is noted for the candy-striping in its façade. 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 . It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.

Village
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is a village in Lenine Raion, . According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the native languages of the inhabitants of the village were 89.29% Russian, 8.93% Ukrainian, and 1.79% Belarusian. is situated 4 km north of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.).

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

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.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Παντικάπαιον”
  • Assamese: “পণ্টিকাপায়ন”
  • Basque: “Panticapea”
  • Belarusian: “Пантыкапей”
  • Bulgarian: “Пантикапей”
  • Catalan: “Panticapea”
  • Chinese: “潘提卡彭”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Pantikapey”
  • Czech: “Pantikapaion”
  • Dutch: “Panticapaeum”
  • Esperanto: “Pantikapeo”
  • Estonian: “Pantikapaion”
  • Finnish: “Pantikapaion”
  • French: “Panticapée”
  • Galician: “Panticapea”
  • German: “Pantikapaion”
  • Greek: “Παντικάπαιον”
  • Hebrew: “פנטיקפאיון”
  • Hungarian: “Pantikapaion”
  • Indonesian: “Pantikapaion”
  • Italian: “Panticapeo”
  • Japanese: “パンティカパイオン”
  • Kazakh: “Пантикапей”
  • Latin: “Panticapaeum”
  • Polish: “Pantikapajon”
  • Portuguese: “Panticapeia”
  • Portuguese: “Panticapeu”
  • Russian: “Пантикапей (IX-IV века до н.э.)”
  • Russian: “Пантикапей”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pantikapej”
  • Slovenian: “Pantikapej”
  • Spanish: “Panticapeo”
  • Swedish: “Pantikapaion”
  • Turkish: “Pantikapaeumos”
  • Ukrainian: “Пантікапей (IX-IV століття до н.е.)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пантікапей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Panticapaeum and Городище Пантикапей.

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