Gelonus
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Gelonus was an ancient fortified city traditionally identified as a major cultural and commercial center of the Scythians in the region north of the Black Sea.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scythian settlement
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Budini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek culture
ⓘ
Scythian culture ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| function |
commercial center
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortified walls
ⓘ
sanctuaries of Greek gods ⓘ temples ⓘ wooden fortifications ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSettlement |
fortified town
ⓘ
urban center ⓘ |
| historicalCertainty |
partly confirmed archaeologically
ⓘ
partly legendary ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek historiography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pontic steppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scythia NERFINISHED ⓘ region north of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dnieper River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vorskla River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork | Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Geloni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scythian world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleArchaeologicalIdentification |
Bilsk fortified settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bilsk hillfort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Greek religion
ⓘ
Scythian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ |
| status | ruined ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
fortified refuge
ⓘ
regional hub ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Classical antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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