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The ancient city of Chersonesos in Crimea
Chersonesos. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea at the
outskirts of Sevastopol in Crimea, where it is referred to as Khersones. It
has been nicknamed the “Ukrainian Pompeii” and “Russian Troy”. The name
“Chersonesos” in Greek means simply “peninsula”, and aptly describes the site
on which the colony was established. It should not be confused with the Tauric
Chersonese, the name often applied to the whole of the southern Crimea along
with “Taurica”.

 

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