312Sites

Ancient sites in Russia

312 places of the ancient world in Russia: cities and settlements 202, tombs and cemeteries 77, archaeological sites 14, temples and sanctuaries 6, villas and houses 5. Most often first recorded: Classical period.

202Cities and settlements

6Temples and sanctuaries

5Villas and houses

7Eras

Where the ancient sites are

Ancient sites in Russia

Before 750 BCArchaic periodClassical periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate AntiquityMiddle Ages

When they first appear

Before 750 BC34

Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC37

Classical period550 BC – 330 BC109

Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC74

Roman period30 BC – AD 30036

Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 6408

Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 14533

By kind

Cities and settlements202

Tombs and cemeteries77

Archaeological sites14

Temples and sanctuaries6

Villas and houses5

Forts and camps4

Aqueducts and baths3

Theatres and amphitheatres1

The best-known sites

ChersonesosSettlement · Archaic period – Middle Ages · World Heritage

Tzon / TzurSettlement · Archaic period – Middle Ages · World Heritage

Derbent

KerkinitisSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity

Gorgippia / Sindikos LimenSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity

Anapa

TanaisSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity

Tanais

HermonassaSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity

Taman

Pantikapaion / BosphorusSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity

PhanagoreiaSettlement · Archaic period – Middle Ages

Semenyuk

TheodosiaSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity

Kalos LimenSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity

Palaia ChersonesosSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period

Palakion / PlaciaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period

Tsarëv KurganTomb or cemetery · Before 750 BC – Hellenistic period

Volzhskiy

KladyTomb or cemetery · Before 750 BC

Bogatyrka

Gali͡ugaĭSettlement · Before 750 BC

Vinogradnyy

KimmerikonSettlement · Archaic period – Late Antiquity

MyrmekionSettlement · Classical period – Roman period

Chushka

NymphaionSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity

Gryazelechebnitsa

CharaxSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity

NeapolisSettlement · Hellenistic period – Roman period

Panskoye 1Settlement · Classical period – Hellenistic period

ChaikaSettlement · Classical period – Roman period

Bata / PatousSettlement · Classical period – Late Antiquity

Novorossiysk

MyskhakoSettlement · Archaic period – Hellenistic period

Myskhako

Towns with the most ancient sites

ChushkaSites: 6

MyskhakoSites: 5

KalininSites: 4

KabardinkaSites: 4

StarotitarovskayaSites: 3

VinogradnoyeSites: 3

Rostov-on-DonSites: 3

AzovSites: 2

StavropolSites: 2

BatareykaSites: 2

BeregovoySites: 2

GryazelechebnitsaSites: 2

YubileynyySites: 2

RymnikskiySites: 2

AksaySites: 2

ArzhaanSites: 2

GelendzhikSites: 2

DyursoSites: 2

Ancient sites in Russia

Where the ancient sites are

When they first appear

By kind

The best-known sites

Regions

Towns with the most ancient sites