Olbia Pontica

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ancient Greek colony ancient city archaeological site

Olbia Pontica was an ancient Greek colony and important Black Sea port city located near the mouth of the Southern Bug River in what is now Ukraine.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Olbia Pontica canonical 2
Olbia 1
Olbia (ancient city) 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek colony ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
attackedBy Goths ⓘ
Sarmatians ⓘ
Scythians ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
declineCause barbarian invasions ⓘ
changes in trade routes ⓘ
dedicatedTo Apollo Delphinios ⓘ
Demeter ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
economy craft production ⓘ
fish trade ⓘ
grain export ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
excavatedBy Ukrainian archaeologists ⓘ
excavatedSince 19th century ⓘ
foundedBy Greek colonists from Miletus ⓘ
governedBy local Greek civic institutions ⓘ
hasFeature agora ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
harbor facilities ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
temples ⓘ
issued bronze coinage ⓘ
silver coinage ⓘ
laterControlledBy Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn near the mouth of the Southern Bug River ⓘ
northern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ
present-day Ukraine ⓘ
region of Mykolaiv Oblast ⓘ
locatedNear Dnieper–Bug estuary ⓘ
modernSite archaeological reserve near Parutyne, Ukraine ⓘ
neighboringPeople Getae ⓘ
Scythians ⓘ
notableFinds ceramics ⓘ
coins ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
partOf Black Sea trade network ⓘ
Pontic Greek ⓘ
surface form: Pontic Greek world

ancient region of Scythia ⓘ
period Archaic period ⓘ
surface form: Archaic period of Greece

Classical period of Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
tradedWith Greek cities of the Aegean ⓘ
Scythians ⓘ
surface form: Scythian tribes

other Black Sea colonies ⓘ
usedLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greek language

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kerkinitis → connectedWith → Olbia Pontica ⓘ
Borysthenes → associatedWithCity → Olbia Pontica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Olbia
Berezan (Greek colony) → connectedTo → Olbia Pontica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Olbia (ancient city)
Northern Black Sea Greek colonies → hasMajorCenter → Olbia Pontica ⓘ