A New Greek Graffito from the Bilsk Hillfort and Greek Graffiti in Scythian Contexts
Journal: Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia
Year: 2024

Abstract The article presents a recent find of a potsherd, bearing an ancient Greek graffito, reported from the area of the Bilsk Hillfort. The area of discovery, considered by some archaeologists to be the city of Gelonos (Hdt. 4.108), makes this otherwise ordinary graffito potentially significant. The authors discuss the historical, archaeological, and epigraphic contexts of the find and possible scenarios of how it may have ended up at the site. To provide an epigraphic background for the fin