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Nikolaos Koumbaros or Skoufas was born in Komboti, Arta. Initially he was a cap-maker. He immigrated to Russia were he became a merchant. He was one of the founders of the Filiki Etaireia. He died of heart disease in Constantinople. |
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Nikonion was a significant Greek city in the Black Sea, in the region of modern Ukraine, built on the eastern coast of the Dniester River. The wealth of the archaeological material found in the area indicates, among others, increased commercial activity and close relations with the Greek mainland. The city maintained an almost constant presence between the second half of the 6th c. BC and the 3rd c. AD. |
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Nymphaeum (Black Sea, Antiquity) |
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The remains of the ancient settlement of Nymphaeum are located approximately 17km SW of the modern city of Kerch (ancient Panticapaeum) on the coast of the Cimmerian Bosporus. The city is mentioned by a number of ancient Greek and Latin writers. It was founded between 580 and 560 BC, possibly by Milesian settlers and participated in the Second Athenian League. It was destroyed in the early 4th cent. BC but it quickly recovered. Archaeological research since the 1860s has brought to light... |
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