History of Crimea
DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES AND CULTURES ON THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA
Taurida; Tauric; Tauric Chersonesus; Tauric Chersonese; Tauride; Tauric Scythia; Ancient crimea; Classical crimea; History of the Crimea; Crimea's accession to Russia; Accession of Crimea to Russia; Modern history of Crimea; Taurica; Prehistory of Crimea; History of crimea; The Crimean Steppe
The recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as Tauris, Taurica (), and the Tauric Chersonese (, "Tauric Peninsula"), begins around the 5th century BC when several Greek colonies were established along its coast, the most important of which was Chersonesos near modern day Sevastopol, with Scythians and Tauri in the hinterland to the north. The southern coast gradually consolidated into the Bosporan Kingdom which was annexed by Pontus and then became a client kingdom of Rome (63 BC – 341 AD).