Panticapaeum (Kerch)

Ukraine / Krym / Kerch
 place with historical importance, archaeological site, hillfort, acropolis, open air museum, interesting place, invisible, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia), tourist attraction, Ancient Greece
Founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC, Panticapaeum was an important Greek city and port. The town was also an important trade center, with imports of pottery and worked metal goods (probably) from Rhodes, Athens, Corinth, and Samos.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panticapaeum
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Coordinates:   45°21'3"N   36°28'9"E
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