Panticapaeum

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion), from Scythian *Panti-kapa (“fish-path”).

Proper noun

Panticapaeum

(historical) An important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.

Translations

Greek colony

Greek:
Ancient: Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion)

Russian: Пантикапей (ru) (Pantikapej)

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