Kerkinitis

E69490

ancient Greek colony ancient city

Kerkinitis is an ancient Greek colony on the Crimean coast, later known as Eupatoria, that served as an important Black Sea trading settlement.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek colony → ancient city →
archaeologicalSite	yes →
associatedWith	Greek colonization of Crimea → ancient trade routes →
connectedWith	Bosporan Kingdom → Chersonesus Taurica → Olbia Pontica → other Greek colonies in Crimea →
countryToday	Ukraine →
culture	Hellenic →
economicBase	agriculture in hinterland → fishing → sea trade →
foundedBy	Greeks →
hasArchaeologicalRemains	burials → ceramics → fortifications → settlement layers →
hasModernSuccessor	Eupatoria → Yevpatoria →
hasNameVariant	Cercinitis → Kerkinitida →
historicalPeriod	Classical antiquity → Hellenistic period →
knownFor	Black Sea commerce → maritime trade →
laterName	Eupatoria → Yevpatoria →
locatedIn	Crimea → Taurica →
locatedOn	Black Sea → Black Sea coast →
mentionedIn	ancient Greek geographical sources →
partOf	Northern Black Sea Greek colonies → Pontic Greek world → ancient Greek colonization of the Black Sea →
primaryFunction	port → trading settlement →
regionToday	Autonomous Republic of Crimea →
religion	ancient Greek polytheism →
situatedNear	Kalamita Bay →
strategicImportance	access to Crimean hinterland → control of coastal routes →
tradeNetwork	Black Sea–Aegean trade network → Pontic trade network →
usedLanguage	Ancient Greek →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eupatoria →	hasFormerName
Kerkinitis ("Cercinitis") →	hasNameVariant