Overview
The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus, was an ancient Greco-Scythian state situated in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula, centered on the present-day Strait of Kerch. Founded in 437 BCE, it was considered the first truly 'Hellenistic' state, where a mixed population adopted Greek language and civilization under aristocratic leadership. The kingdom, which became the longest-surviving Roman client kingdom, experienced a golden age in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Its prosperity was built on the export of wheat, fish, and slaves, making it an economic hub of the Black Sea. The Bosporan Kingdom dissolved around 370 CE.
Historical Periods
Cimmerian Bosporus (-404–-384)
404 BCE – 384 BCE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 1,811 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (-383–-367)
383 BCE – 367 BCE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 1,764 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (-366–-231)
366 BCE – 231 BCE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 6,598 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (-230–-92)
230 BCE – 92 BCE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 24,805 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (-63–67)
63 BCE – 67 CE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 24,805 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (78–370)
78 CE – 370 CE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 40,040 km²
Cimmerian Bosporus (371–372)
371 CE – 372 CE
Capital: PanticapaeumArea: 40,185 km²