Myrmekion
Myrmēkion or Myrmecium (, , ) was an ancient Greek colony in Crimea. The settlement was founded in the eastern part of the modern city of Kerch, 4 km NE of ancient Panticapaeum on the bank of Kerch Bay near the Karantinny Cape. The settlement was founded by Milesians in the first half of the 6th century BC.
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Place details
- Locality
- Керчь
- Region
- Автономна Республіка Крим
- Country
- Україна
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Ancient period
- Early Middle Ages
- Genoese period
- Archaeological study of the Myrmekion settlement
- Research and expeditions
- After the Russian occupation of Crimea
- See also
- References
- External links
Myrmēkion or Myrmecium (, , ) was an ancient Greek colony in Crimea. The settlement was founded in the eastern part of the modern city of Kerch, 4 km NE of ancient Panticapaeum on the bank of Kerch Bay near the Karantinny Cape. The settlement was founded by Milesians in the first half of the 6th century BC.
According to Strabo, it was 20 stadia from Panticapeum, and 40 stadia from Parthenium and opposite to it was the town of Achilleum. Near the town was a promontory of the same name.