Sevastopol

• Sevastopol, also written as Sebastopol, is a major commercial port and naval base for the Russian Black Sea Fleet located in the Crimea.
• The ruins of the Roman port and naval base of Chersonesus Taurica lie 3 miles (5km) to the west.

Chersonesus Taurica

• Under the Romans, Chersonesus Taurica was the capital city of the Crimean peninsular which was also called Chersonesus Taurica. Chersonesus in Greek means Peninsular.
• It was inhabited until the 14th century CE.

Roman Sites

• Chersonesus Taurica (Ruins)
  • The site holds the remains of Greek, Roman and Byzantine buildings
  • Walls and Towers
  • Amphitheatre
  • Greek Temple
  • ‘1935 Basilica’
  • Tombstones

Museums

• National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesus
  • Located at Davnya Street, 1, Sevastopol.
  • The museum has 5,000 artefacts on display out of a collection of 200,000.

Nearby Roman Sites

• Charax
  • The Ruins of this Roman Fortress are located between Yalta and Alupka.

Sevastopol, Crimea