Tauric Chersonesos is the name of the city founded by Greek colonists in southwestern Crimea more than 2500 years ago. Its archaeological ruins are presently one of the attractions of the city of Sevastopol. In ancient Greek the word chersonesos means peninsula. The city was indeed located on a small peninsula between two bays. Tauric Chersonesos further denotes the location of the colony, that is, in the lands of the Taurians. This a warring tribe that inhabited the neighboring mountains. The ...