Nymphaion (Crimea)

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Nýmphaion

Νύμφαιον Nymphaeum Нимфей
Remains of excavated walls in Nýmphaion
Shown within Crimea
Location	Geroyevskoye/Heroivske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russia/Ukraine
Region	Taurica
Coordinates	45°14′12″N 36°25′3″E / 45.23667°N 36.41750°E / 45.23667; 36.41750
Type	Settlement
History
Builder	Settlers from Samos
Founded	580–560 BC

Nýmphaion (Greek: Νύμφαιον, Latin: Nymphaeum), also known as Nymphaion on the Pontus (Ancient Greek: Νύμφαιον τὸ ἐν τῷ Πόντῳ),^[1] was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Today it is located near the resort town Heroivske/Geroevskoye. It lies at a distance of about 14 kilometers south of Kerch, which was the site of ancient Panticapaeum.