Tanais
Ancient Greek city in the Don river delta, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the ancient city. For other uses, see Tanais (disambiguation).
Tanais (Greek: Τάναϊς Tánaïs; Russian: Танаис) was an ancient Greek city in the Don river delta, called the Maeotian marshes in classical antiquity. It was a bishopric as Tana and remains a Latin Catholic titular see as Tanais.
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Τάναϊς Танаис | |
Location | Nedvigovka, Rostov Oblast, Russia |
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Region | Maeotian marshes |
Coordinates | 47°16′8″N 39°20′6″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Settlers from Miletus |
Founded | Late 3rd century BC |
Abandoned | Second half of the 5th century AD |
Periods | Hellenistic to Late Antiquity |
Cultures | Greek, Sarmatian |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
Website | museum-tanais |
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