Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis, also known as Kermenchik, was an Iranic settlement that existed in the Crimean Peninsula from the end of the 3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD.
It was previously considered a town of the Tauric Chersonesus, and was mentioned by Strabo as being the fortress and palace where Scythian kings resided. It is regarded as the capital of the Late Scythian Kingdom and the capital of Great Scythia. The archaeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol. This city was the centre of Crimea's Scythian tribes, led by Skilurus and Palacus. The town ruled over a small kingdom, covering the lands between the lower Dnieper and Crimea. Between the end of the 4th century BC and the beginning of the 3rd century BC, historians suggest that the Kizil-Koba culture occupied the area of Scythian Neapolis before any Scythian artefacts were found; Neapolis was destroyed by the Goths halfway through the 3rd century AD. This settlement was first excavated in 1945 by Schultz and Golovkina.
Getting around Scythian Neapolis the local way
- Get in}} Marshrutka buses leave from across the car park outside the arrival area, look for the large Krimtrolleybus sign.
- Get inThere are about a dozen a day bus and marshrutka rides from Sevastopol each day.
- Get aroundThe most popular is called marshrutka or a minivan, minibus, or taxi.
- Get aroundA ride on the minivan or the bus however, might cost you only the equivalent of .
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