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Chersonesus

Chersonesus, contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson (Χερσών), was an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from Heraclea Pontica in Bithynia established the colony in the 6th century BC.

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Location
Gagarinsky District, Sevastopol
Abandoned
Around 1400 AD
Area
30 ha (74 acres) · 42.8 ha (0.165 sq mi)
Buffer zone
207.2 ha (0.800 sq mi)
Built
6th century BC
Built by
Settlers from Heraclea Pontica

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related to Bibliography and further reading · 84
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related to Greek colony · 26
Chersonesus → AD, After, As, Asia Minor, BC, Black Sea, Bosporan Kingdom, Chersonesos, Classical Period, Crimea, Demiurgi, Diophantus, Dorians, During, Heraclea Pontica, Huns, In, It, Kerkinitida, Mithradates VI
related to Current studies · 18
Chersonesus → Archaeological Park, Austin, Byzantines, Classical Archaeology, Greek, Greeks, In, Romans, Texas, The, The Institute, The Ukrainian, This World Heritage Site, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, University, World Heritage, World Heritage List
related to Byzantine era · 15
Chersonesus → According, Among, Between, Byzantine, Byzantine Emperor Justinian II, Byzantium, Confessor, Early Middle Ages, Göktürks, It, Khazar, Pope Clement, Pope Martin, Roman, Theophanes
related to history · 10
Chersonesus → Byzantine, Cathedral, Great Schism, Greek/Orthodox, In, Notitiae Episcopatuum, Roman, Russian Orthodox St Vladimir's, Turkish, Vladimir's
related to Archaeological site · 9
Chersonesus → Buildings, Byzantine, Chersonesus's, Greek, Roman, Russian, Sevastopol's, The, They
related to Problems and controversies · 7
Chersonesus → Global Heritage Fund, In, October, On, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, The, Verge
see also · 7
Chersonesus → ChersonesusList, ChersonesusThe, Greek, List, Numismatics Museum, Ukraine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
related to The 1935 basilica · 5
Chersonesus → Chersonesos, Christianity, Its, The, Ukrainian
Area · 2
Chersonesus → 30 ha (74 acres), 42.8 ha (0.165 sq mi)

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ChersonesusAbandonedAround 1400 AD1.00infobox
ChersonesusArea30 ha (74 acres)1.00infobox
ChersonesusArea42.8 ha (0.165 sq mi)1.00infobox
ChersonesusBuffer zone207.2 ha (0.800 sq mi)1.00infobox
ChersonesusBuilt6th century BC1.00infobox
ChersonesusBuilt bySettlers from Heraclea Pontica1.00infobox
ChersonesusCriteriaCultural: ii, v1.00infobox
ChersonesusCulturesGreek, Roman, Hunnic, Byzantine1.00infobox
ChersonesusEndangered2026–present1.00infobox
ChersonesusExcavation dates18271.00infobox
ChersonesusInscription2013 (37th Session)1.00infobox
ChersonesusLocationGagarinsky District, Sevastopol1.00infobox
ChersonesusManagementThe National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos1.00infobox
ChersonesusOfficial nameAncient city of Tauric Chersonese1.00infobox
ChersonesusOfficial nameКомплекс "Стародавнє місто Херсонес-Таврійський" (Complex of the Ancient city of Chersonesus Taurica)1.00infobox
ChersonesusPart ofNational Reserve "Khersones Tavriiskyi"1.00infobox
ChersonesusPart ofAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora1.00infobox
ChersonesusPeriodsClassical Greece to Late Middle Ages1.00infobox
ChersonesusReference14111.00infobox
ChersonesusReference no.270001-Н1.00infobox
ChersonesusRegionTaurica1.00infobox
ChersonesusTypeSettlement1.00infobox
ChersonesusTypeArchaeology1.00infobox
ChersonesusWebsitewww.chersonesos.org1.00infobox
ChersonesusWebsitechersonesos-sev.ru1.00infobox

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