Tyras

Tyras

Τύρας
Remains of Roman Tyras, near the medieval Genoese walls of the Maurocastro.
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Location	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates	46°12′3″N 30°21′6″E / 46.20083°N 30.35167°E / 46.20083; 30.35167
Type	Settlement
History
Builder	Settlers from Miletus
Founded	Approximately 600 BC
Abandoned	Late 4th century AD
Periods	Archaic Greek to Roman Imperial
Cultures	Greek, Roman
Site notes
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

Tyras (Ancient Greek: Τύρας) was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC. The city was situated some 10 km from the mouth of the Tyras River, which is now called the Dniester. The surrounding native tribe was called the Tyragetae. The ruins of Tyras are now located in the modern city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine.