Olbia, Ukraine (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pontic Olbia (Ancient Greek: ) or Olvia is the site of a colony founded by the Milesians on the shores of the Southern Bug estuary (, Hypanis), opposite Berezan Island. Its harbour was one of the main emporia on the Black Sea for the export of cereals, fish, and slaves to Greece, and for the import of Attic goods to Scythia. The triangular site of the Greek colony covers the area of fifty hectares. The lower town (now largerly submerged by the Bug) was occupied chiefly by the dockyards and the houses of artisans. The upper town was a main residential quarter, composed of square blocks and centered on the agora with temples scattered in the vicinity. The town was ringed by a stone wall with towers.