Borysthenes/Olbia

settlement · 750 BC – 2099 AD

Commonly referred to as "Olbia Pontica" to distinguish it from multiple other ancient sites with the same name, the remains of this multi-period settlement are located immediately south of the modern Ukrainian village of Parutyne on the west bank of the Dnieper–Bug Estuary.

Coordinates

46.69239, 31.90586

Also known as

Borysthénēs (grc), Miletopolis, Olbia (en), Olbia, Olbia Pontica (la), Olbia Pontica (la), Olbia Pontica (la), Olbiopolis (la), Olbiopolis (la), Parutino (ru), Parutyne (uk), Βορυσθένης (grc), Ольбія (uk), Ольвия (ru), Парутине (uk), Парутино (ru), Ὀλβία Ποντική (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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