Nikōnion
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Nikōnion (Ancient Greek: Νικώνιον; Latin: Niconium) and Nikōnia (Ancient Greek: Νικωνία)[1][2][3] was an ancient Greek city on the east bank of the Dniester estuary. Its ruins are located 300 meters to the northwest of the modern village Roksolany, in the Ovidiopol district of the Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
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Νικώνιον / Νικωνία | |
Location | Roksolany, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine |
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Coordinates | 46°11′0″N 30°26′13″E |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 7 ha (17 acres) |
History | |
Builder | Settlers from Miletus |
Founded | Second half of the 6th century BC |
Abandoned | Middle of the 3rd century AD |
Periods | Archaic Greek to Roman Imperial |
Cultures | Greek |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined and partially submerged |
Public access | Yes |
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