Scythian Neapolis

Scythian Neapolis

Σκυθική Νεάπολις (in Greek)
The supposed tomb of Skilurus
Shown within Ukraine
Location	Simferopol, Crimea
Region	Taurica
Coordinates	44°56′34″N 34°07′14″E / 44.94278°N 34.12056°E / 44.94278; 34.12056Coordinates: 44°56′34″N 34°07′14″E / 44.94278°N 34.12056°E / 44.94278; 34.12056
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	3rd century BC
Abandoned	3rd century AD
Cultures	Greek, Scythian
Site notes
Website	Historical and archaeological preserve of Scythian Neapolis

Scythian Neapolis (Greek: Σκυθική Νεάπολις) 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". Neapolis was destroyed halfway through the 3rd century AD by the Goths.