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Berezan
Author(s) : Petropoulos Ilias (23/11/2007)Translation : Kalogeropoulou Georgia
For citation: Petropoulos Ilias, "Berezan",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Black SeaURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=11230>
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The ancient Greek settlement on the small island of Berezan in modern Ukraine is one of the earliest in the Black Sea. The settlement was also known as Borysthenes.
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Scythia
Geographical Location
Ukraine
Other Names
Borysthenes emporion, Borysthenes, Borystheneiteon emporion, Borysthenes nesos
1. Location and etymology
2. Foundation of the colony
3. Settlement development and trade
4. Cults
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