Panticapaion

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Panticapaion is an ancient Greek city on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located on the site of modern Kerch in Crimea, known as a major center of the Bosporan Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek city
archaeological site
former populated place
archaeologicalRemains acropolis
fortification walls
necropolis
public buildings
residential quarters
capitalOf Bosporan Kingdom
coinageMetal bronze
gold
silver
connectedTo Greek cities of the Aegean
Scythian hinterland
culture Ancient Greek
Hellenistic
declineBeganInCentury 3rd century BCE
dedicatedSanctuariesTo Apollo
Demeter
other Olympian gods
economyBasedOn craft production
fishing
grain trade
foundedBy Greek colonists from Miletus
foundedInApproximateYear c. 600 BCE
foundedInCentury 7th century BCE
governedBy Spartocid dynasty
hadFacility mint
laterControlledBy Mithridates VI Eupator
surface form: Mithridates VI of Pontus

Roman Empire influence
locatedIn Cimmerian Bosporus
Crimea
Kerch Peninsula
locatedOn western shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus
modernNameOfSite Kerch archaeological area on Mount Mithridates
notableFor early coinage in the Bosporan Kingdom
overlooks Kerch Strait
partOf Bosporan Kingdom
Black Sea trade network
surface form: Pontic–Caspian trade network
peakPeriod 5th century BCE
presentDayCountry Ukraine
surface form: Ukraine (internationally recognized)
presentDayLocation city of Kerch
presentDayStatus territory under Russian control
religion Greek polytheism
servedAs major trading center on the Black Sea
royal residence of Bosporan kings
situatedOn Mount Mithridat
surface form: Mount Mithridates
sufferedFrom barbarian invasions
economic difficulties

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Panticapaeum hasAlternativeName Panticapaion