Panticapaeum: Where Greek Columns Met Scythian Gold
Founded by Milesian settlers on the Kerch Strait, Panticapaeum became the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, a hub of grain trade where Greek and Scythian worlds fused.
Phanagoria: The Greek Metropolis on the Edge of the Steppe
Founded by Aegean settlers on the Black Sea, Phanagoria grew into a cosmopolitan Greek city where Hellenic culture met the Scythian and Sarmatian steppe.
