Chersonese a piece of Ancient Greece in the Crimea Bashny.Net

Chersonesus was founded in 529-528 BC by the ancient Greeks on the Heraclea Peninsula on the southwest coast of the Crimea. At the same time on the East coast, the Greeks founded the city of Feodosiya and Panticapaeum. Now the ancient settlement of Chersonesos (45 ha), occupies part of the territory of the Gagarin district of Sevastopol. Two thousand years Chersonese was a major political, economic and cultural center of Northern black sea coast.


By the middle of the XV century Chersonesos was abandoned by its last inhabitants. As time passed, the earth buried under the ruins of a large, beautiful city. Chersonese — ancient architecture on the background of the Black sea. This is a very popular tourist destination — it is impossible by visiting Sevastopol is not to visit Chersonese.


With the beginning of a new era in the Chersonese to penetrate Christianity in the fourth century it became the official religion. Ruthlessly destroyed the monuments of ancient art, theatre, temples, they are replaced by Christian churches, chapels. During this period, from the invasion of the Huns killed a city. Chersonesus protected by powerful defensive walls, continues to live for another Millennium, but in the context of the new, feudal system.


Very well preserved fortifications of Chersonesus. Powerful defensive walls several times rebuilt, and the stone masonry is noticeable that they were built at different times in different ways. The original layout of the Chersonese without basic changes endured for about 2000 years, until his death. Best residential areas of Chersonesos remained in the North-Eastern and Northern urban areas. Passing through the North-Eastern area they can be viewed by walking along the main street of the ancient city. Here you can see the pedestal of an antique statue, standing near the wall of the house is huge, occupying half a block, antique HOMESTEAD, two-storey house with a shop dealer of the XIII-XIV centuries.


On the territory of Chersonesos Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr (or Vladimir's Cathedral) is a very beautiful Orthodox Church. Near the temple there is a small "gazebo" — according to legend there was baptized Prince Vladimir, a means this place is an integral associated with the baptism of Rus.


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