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Bosporan Kingdom
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The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus, was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus
Circa 400 BC. Silver Diobol coin from the kingdom of Sindica (13mm, 1.03 gm, 3h), which became a part of the Bosporan Kingdom. Griffin seated right; b
Circa 400 BC. Silver Diobol coin from the kingdom of Sindica (13mm, 1.03 gm, 3h), which became a part of the Bosporan Kingdom. Griffin seated right; barley grain before / ΣΙΝΔΩΝ, horsehead right, all in incuse square.
Sindi warrior typical of the levy troops found in both armies
Sindi warrior typical of the levy troops found in both armies
Pottery vessel in the shape of Aphrodite inside a shell; from Attica, Classical Greece, discovered in the Phanagoria cemetery, Taman Peninsula (Bospor
Pottery vessel in the shape of Aphrodite inside a shell; from Attica, Classical Greece, discovered in the Phanagoria cemetery, Taman Peninsula (Bosporan Kingdom, southern Russia), 1st quarter of 4th century BC, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.
Bosporan Phiale (top view), 4th century BC
Bosporan Phiale (top view), 4th century BC
Crimea in the Roman era
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The Crimean Peninsula was under partial control of the Roman Empire during 47 BC to c. 340 AD and the 6th to 13th century. The territory under Roman control mostly coincided with the Bosporan Kingdom.
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…themselves as archons to Greek subjects and as kings to barbarians, which some historians consider unique in ancient history. The Bosporan Kingdom became the longest surviving Roman client kingdom. The 1st and 2nd centuries AD saw a period of a new golden age of the Bosporan state. It was briefly incorporated as part of the…
A Greek fresco depicting the goddess Demeter, from Panticapaeum in the ancient Bosporan Kingdom (a client state of the Roman Empire), 1st century AD,
A Greek fresco depicting the goddess Demeter, from Panticapaeum in the ancient Bosporan Kingdom (a client state of the Roman Empire), 1st century AD, Crimea.
Ruins of Panticapaeum, main city of the Bosporan Kingdom during Roman times
Ruins of Panticapaeum, main city of the Bosporan Kingdom during Roman times
Bust of Tiberius Julius Sauromates II (d. 210 AD), from the Acropolis Museum
Bust of Tiberius Julius Sauromates II (d. 210 AD), from the Acropolis Museum
The "Regnum Bosporanum" during the conquests of the Emperor Trajan (r. 98–117)
The "Regnum Bosporanum" during the conquests of the Emperor Trajan (r. 98–117)