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Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from Heraclea Pontica in Bithynia established the colony in the 6th century BC. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea on the outskirts of present-day Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, where it is referred to as Khersones.The name Chersonesos in Greek means "peninsula" and aptly describes the site on which the colony was established. In the background - Chersonesus Cathedral (1876)

Pentax K-1 / Pentax FA 31/1.8 Limited

Description

Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from Heraclea Pontica in Bithynia established the colony in the 6th century BC. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea on the outskirts of present-day Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, where it is referred to as Khersones.The name Chersonesos in Greek means "peninsula" and aptly describes the site on which the colony was established. In the background - Chersonesus Cathedral (1876)

Pentax K-1 / Pentax FA 31/1.8 Limited