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Ionian colony near Taman on the S shore of the Gulf of Taman. It is
mentioned in the ancient sources (Eust. ad Dion, 1. 549; Strab. 11.2.10; Plin.
HN 6.18). Founded in the mid 6th c. B.C., it reached its zenith in the 4th-3d
c. B.C. Many ancient buildings and streets have been uncovered, including a large
dwelling of the 4th c. B.C. with an interior peristyle courtyard; remains of archaic
structures; grain pits; and a hearth. There are also remains of buildings of the
1st-4th c. A.D., some along a paved street, and evidence of extensive replanning
and construction in the 2d c. A.D.
The necropolis, which dates from the 6th-5th c. B.C., contains tumulus
tombs. There is a fine marble sarcophagus from the beginning of the 3d c. B.C.;
the lid is shaped like a pitched roof and has acroteria. The sides of the sarcophagus
are decorated with a frieze of rosettes. The Hermitage and Kiev Museums contain
material from the site.
M. L. Bernhard & Z. S. Ztetyllo, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
Hermonassa (Hermonassa Dionys. 552; Scymn. Fr. 152; Pomp. Mela, i.
19. § 5; Ptol. v. 9; Steph. B. s. v.), a place lying between Sindica and Phanagoria,
which Rennell (Compar. Geog. vol. ii. p 331) fixes at the opening of the lake
into which the Kuban river flows.
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