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Pontic Olbia

Eastern Europe

Pontic Olbia is an archaeological site of an ancient Greek city on the shore of the Southern Bug estuary in Ukraine, near the village of Parutyne. Its harbor was one of the principal trading posts on the Black Sea, exporting grain, fish, and slaves to Greece.

Facts
Population
15,000 1
Founding Year
647 BCE to 646 BCE 2
Founding Year
700 BCE to 601 BCE 3
Latitude
46.7 degrees north 1
Longitude
31.9 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Pontic Olbia (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 15,000
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.7, longitude 31.9
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2. Wikipedia (Ukrainian): Ольвія
Wikipedia (Ukrainian)Lead
Quote, Lead
заснована вихідцями з Мілета в 647-646 р. до н. е.
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3. Pontic Olbia (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Hellenic city was founded in the 7th century BC by colonists from Miletus.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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