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Tyras
Sign in to saveTyras () was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC. The city was situated some 10 km from the mouth of the Tyras River, which is now called the Dniester. The surrounding native tribe was called the Tyragetae. The ruins of Tyras are now located in the modern city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine.
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Place details
- Locality
- Білгород-Дністровський
- Region
- Одеська область
- Country
- Україна
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Tyras
- Ancient site.native_name
- Τύρας
- Ancient site.image
- Tyras4.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Remains of Tyras, near the medieval walls of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress.
- Ancient site.map_type
- Ukraine#Ukraine Odesa Oblast
- Ancient site.map_alt
- Tyras is located near the Black Sea coast in southwestern Ukraine.
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.builder
- Settlers from Miletus
- Ancient site.built
- Approximately 600 BC
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 600 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Official name
- Τύρας
- Country
- Ukraine
- Located in
- Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Tyras4.jpg
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Tyras () was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC. The city was situated some 10 km from the mouth of the Tyras River, which is now called the Dniester. The surrounding native tribe was called the Tyragetae. The ruins of Tyras are now located in the modern city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine.
==History== Of great importance in early times, in the 2nd century BC Tyras fell under the dominion of native kings whose names appear on its coins, and it was destroyed by the Getae about 50 BC.