Chersonese, Crimea
Journal: The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Year: 2012

Abstract Chersonese, often referred to as “Tauric Chersonese” or “Chersonese in Taurica,” was a Greek colony founded by Herakleia Pontica in the last quarter of the fifth century BCE . It is located about 5 km west of the modern city of Sevastopol in the southwestern Crimea. Throughout its history, Chersonese was predominantly an independent Polis. It also served as an important Roman center in the Crimea, and later became the major base for Byzantine expansion in the northern Black Sea.