Scythian Neapolis was a settlement that existed from the end of the
3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD. The archeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present-day
Simferopol. This city was the center of the Crimean
Scythian tribes, led by
Skilurus and
Palacus (who were probably buried at the local mausoleum). The town ruled over a small kingdom, covering the lands between the lower
Dnieper river and
Crimea. In the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, it was a city "with a mixed Scythian-Greek population, strong defensive walls and large public buildings constructed using the orders of Greek architecture".
[1] Neapolis was destroyed halfway through the 3rd century AD by the
Goths.
span id="coordinates">Coordinates 44°56'34?N 34°07'14?E? / ?44.942777787778°N 34.120555565556°E? / 44.942777787778; 34.120555565556
