Nikonion
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Nikonion
Nikonion
Νικωνία (ἡ)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 23 D2 Nikonion
Roksolanskoye
PECS (Perseus) NIKONION (Roksolany) Ukraine
Wikidata Q2075617: Niconium
ToposText Nikonion (Pontus)
Hansen 2004 pp. 935-36
BAtlas 23 D2 Nikonion
Sekerskaya 1989
DARMC 13933
Kacharava 1991 173-78
Diane Braund
Nikonion received a sixth-century B.C. colony from either Miletos or Istros. It was assessed tribute by the Delian League in 425/4 B.C. Authors such as Pseudo-Skylax refer to the site as a polis in the urban sense. The colony was under the protection of the Skythian king Skyles. The ancient city was located on the on east bank of the Dniester river where Roksolany, Ukraine, is now located.
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Nikonion received a sixth-century B.C. colony from either Miletos or Istros. It was assessed tribute by the Delian League in 425/4 B.C. Authors such as Pseudo-Skylax refer to the site as a polis in the urban sense. The colony was under the protection of the Skythian king Skyles. The ancient city was located on the on east bank of the Dniester river where Roksolany, Ukraine, is now located.
OSM location of Roksolany
OpenStreetMap (Node 337691739, version 9, osm:changeset=116121634, 2022-01-13T19:53:36Z)
OSM Node 337691739
Location based on OpenStreetMap
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Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC)
The Hellenistic period in Greek history and the middle-to-late Republican period in Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 330 and end in the year 30 before the birth of Christ. [[-330, -30]]
Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300)
The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]
Classical (Greco-Roman; 550 BC-330 BC)
The Classical period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 550 and end in the year 330 before the birth of Christ. [[-550, -330]]
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
settlement
Equivalent to "inhabited place" as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: General term for places or areas occupied, modified, or planned to be inhabited by communities of human populations and that contain enough societal functions to be relatively self-sufficient. They are characterized by inhabitants living in neighboring sets of living quarters and by the place having a proper name or a locally recognized status.
300
Νικωνία (ἡ)
Nikonia
-30
Pleiades
Nikonia
Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 7.3.16
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640
Nikonion
-550
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 23 D2 Nikonion
Nikonion
Diane Braund
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