Ancient site · Ukraine · Partial ruin
Chersonesus
Chersonesus is the archaeological remains of an ancient Greek colony on the shore of the Black Sea outside modern Sevastopol. The site preserves multilayered Greek, Roman and Byzantine buildings and fortifications and is protected as an archaeological park and UNESCO World Heritage property.
Its prime
AD 550
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in AD 550
What Chersonesus looked like in its prime.
A broad coastal archaeological park of low, pale limestone foundations and short rubble walls laid out in rectilinear blocks across grassy, stony ground. Scattered upright grave stelae and excavation trenches punctuate the field. A ruined defensive wall with taller tower fragments runs toward the shoreline and a single freestanding cylindrical tower stands on the headland. On a small hill, a white masonry church with a gilded dome overlooks the ruins; the site sits against a low Black Sea horizon under a heavy sky.
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8 places to explore in AD 550.
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