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CHRONOLOGY - BC PERIOD IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
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MICHA JELISAVCIC
JOHN SLOAN
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40,000 BC
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Neolithic occupants at Balka
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20,000 BC
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End of the last major ice age
enlarges river flow into Black Sea making fresh water lake
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15,000 BC
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Shift of glacier runoff from
south to west into Baltic results in Black Sea drying up and falling greatly.
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12,500 BC
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Younger Dryas period new ice age
dry climate reduces Black Sea further, cold weather induces more population to
move to the shore line and start permanent villages.
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11,400 BC
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End Younger Dryas, return of
warm and wet weather, population around Black Sea increases
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10,000 BC
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Paleolithic inhabitants
throughout Russia as far north as Volga valley in Tver region
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6,200 BC
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Mini ice age again causes
temperature and rainfall to drop, population retreats to shore of Black Sea
lake
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6000 BC
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Neolithic culture occupants on
Mangup and in mountains near Sudak
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5800 BC
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Rising temperature and rainfall
raise ocean levels
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5600 BC
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Rising water in Mediterranian
Sea breaks through Bosporus and floods Black Sea lake basis rapidly raising
water level to current depth.
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5000-3000 BC
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Neolithic culture in Valdai hills
and northern Russia
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2000 - 1000 BC
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Bronze Age culture spreads into
central Russia
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Pre 8th Cent BC
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Scythians live in Altai region,
Cimmerians control Pontic steppe
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8th Cent BC
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Scythians migrate into Ukraine
steppe
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7th Century BC
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Early Iron age culture in central
Russia, construction of gorodishchi, (earthen fortifications
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7th Cent BC
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Panticapaeum, Olbia, Tiritaka,
Mirmekia, Nimphea, Theodosia, Tanais and other cities founded by Milesian
colonists.
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647 BC
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Olbia founded on Black Sea shore
north west of Crimea
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6th Cent BC
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Chersonesus region occupied by
Scythians and Taurs
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540 BC
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Phanagoria founded as colony of
Teos
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512 BC
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Darius, Persian campaign against
Scythians across the Danube and north of Crimea
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480 BC
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Foundation of Bospor kingdom
with capital at Panticapaeum, Arachaenactidae dynasty
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438-431 BC
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Spartocus, king of Bospor
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434 BC
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Bospor- Athenian Treaty
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431-387 BC
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Satyrus, ruler of Bospor,
besieges Theodosia, extends domain on both sides of Kerch strait
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422-21 BC
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Chersonesus founded by colonists
from Heraclea Pontus, population end century about 3000.
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End IVth c. first
half IIIrd cen.
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Artifacts point to
deification of Hercules at Chersonesus
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387-347 BC
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Leucon, ruler of Bospor,
captures Theodosia, domain reaches Chersonesus
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347-342 BC
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Spartocus II, joint ruler of
Bospor with Paerisades
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342-310 BC
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Paerisades, ruler of Bospor
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339 BC
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Philip II of Macedon defeats
Ateos, Scythian ruler
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330 BC
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Olbia besieged by Scythians
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310-303 BC
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Civil war, then Eumelus ruler of
Bospor
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303-283 BC
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Spartocus III, ruler of Bospor
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284 BC
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Celts throughout Ukraine
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circa, 200 BC
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Arrival of Sarmatians
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134 BC
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Arrian travels around Black Sea
coast and writes important guide "Perepl" describing conditions in
towns and trading posts.
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132-63 BC
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Mithradates VI the Great, king
of Pontus
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108 BC
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Greeks at Chersonesus and Bospor
call for assistance against Scythians. Mithradates VI sends army under
Diophantes that defeats Scythians and their Sarmatian overlords, but both Greek
areas are incorporated into Mithradates' kingdom
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106 BC
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Chersonesus incorporated into
Bospor kingdom
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64 BC
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Mithradates finally defeated by
Romans in Asia minor, retreats to Panticapaeum, when troops revolt, he is
commits suicide in 62.
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63-47 BC
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Pharnaces, son of Mithradates,
king of Pontus, and Bospor under Roman overlord, Pompey
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50 BC
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Getae sack Olbia
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47-16 BC
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Asander, ruler of Bospor
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24 BC
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Chersonesus receives Roman
charter of 'freedom'
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14-8 BC
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Polemon, ruler of Bospor, set up
by Romans
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