Myrmekion
Sign in to saveMyrmēkion or Myrmecium (, , ) was an ancient Greek colony in Crimea. The settlement was founded in the eastern part of the modern city of Kerch, 4 km NE of ancient Panticapaeum on the bank of Kerch Bay near the Karantinny Cape. The settlement was founded by Milesians in the first half of the 6th century BC.
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- Locality
- Керчь
- Region
- Автономна Республіка Крим
- Country
- Україна
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
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- Crimea Kerch Mrirmekiy archeological site-18.jpg
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- Myrmekion
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- Historic site.designation1
- UKRAINE NATIONAL
- Historic site.designation1_offname
- (Archaeological complex of the Ancient city of Myrmekion)
- Historic site.designation1_type
- Archaeology
- Historic site.designation1_number
- 010015-Н
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Ancient period
- Early Middle Ages
- Genoese period
- Archaeological study of the Myrmekion settlement
- Research and expeditions
- After the Russian occupation of Crimea
- See also
- References
- External links
Myrmēkion or Myrmecium (, , ) was an ancient Greek colony in Crimea. The settlement was founded in the eastern part of the modern city of Kerch, 4 km NE of ancient Panticapaeum on the bank of Kerch Bay near the Karantinny Cape. The settlement was founded by Milesians in the first half of the 6th century BC.
According to Strabo, it was 20 stadia from Panticapeum, and 40 stadia from Parthenium and opposite to it was the town of Achilleum. Near the town was a promontory of the same name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myrmekion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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