Dynasty of the Spartocids |
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The dynasty of the Spartocids ruled Bosporus Cimmericus from 438/7 to 109 B.C. The dynasty got its name from the first ruler named Spartocus. |
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Identity formation within the Greek Diaspora at the north coast of the Black Sea |
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Pityous-Sotirioupolis (Pitsunda), Moyen Âge |
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Pityous (Pitsunda, Bičvinta en géorgien), se situe dans l’embouchure du fleuve Bzyb. L’évêque Stratophilos était participé au concile de Nicée (325). Une groupe d’églises était bâti aux Ve-VIe s. Au Xe s. la ville, sous le nom de Sotirioupolis, était le centre d’archevêché du patriarchat constantinopolitain. Une grande église à coupole était sa cathédrale. Dans les années 40 du XIe s. Sotirioupolis et forteresse des Abasges Anacopia forment un thème byzantin. Entre la fin du XIVe s. et le... |
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The Sarmatians were Iranian-speaking nomads mentioned by ancient written sources in the North Pontic area from the 2nd c. BC. They were involved in military conflicts at the edges of the Roman Empire, in the Bosporan Kingdom and the Caucasus. In epigraphic sources the name of the Sarmatians is less known. According to the traditional point of view, their material culture has its roots in the Volga-Ural region from where these tribes moved to the North Pontic steppes. However, until now there... |
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Scilouros was one of the most important Scythian rulers and certainly the most influential in the Hellenistic period. He is considered as the reformer of the Scythian culture. His life and activities were connected with a turning point in the history of the Scythian Kingdom in a framework of dramatic historical developments in terms of space and time. |
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There is not much evidence concerning Scythian tribes. Some archaeological finds are related to their settlements and artworking. The written testimony, however, provides researchers with information connected to their origins, customs, neighbours and the locations where Scythian tribes actually settled. |
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Herodotus in the fourth book of his Histories describes several funerary customs and feasts of the Scythians. Archaeological excavations have also brought to light evidence related to the burials of these tribes. So far there have been investigated not only royal tombs but also graves of the lower classes, which provide researchers with information regarding customs, jewellery tradition, clothing, not to mention the relation between Scythians and Greeks. |
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Semibratny / Seven Brothers |
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The Sedmimbratni tumuli, also known as the “Tumuli of the Seven Brothers”, belonged to the Sindian aristocracy and constitute the most significant burial complex of Sindice. According to the archaeological finds, they date in the period between the second quarter – mid-5th c. and the first quarter of the 4th c. BC. Along with the tumuli of Nymphaion, they are the earliest burial monuments of the local aristocracy in the region of the Greek cities of the Cimmerian Bosporus. |
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La ville de Sébastopolis (l’act. Sukhum en Abkhazie), est un des plus grands centres urbains de la région. Un complexe architectural datant du Ve s. était composé d’une église de plan octogonal et d’une basilique. Le complexe était détruit en 542, au cours de la guerre persano-byzantine. Le matériel archéologique de l’époque médiévale et post-byzantine est assez abondant. Aux environs de la ville, à Dranda, se trouve une grande église à coupole qui pourrait être la cathédrale de l’archevêché... |
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