Bosporan Kingdom

A Vast Ancient Wine-Producing District Emerges at Phanagoria on the Black Sea

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Phanagoria have uncovered an extensive wine-producing district dating to the first centuries AD. Five wineries, dozens of large fermentation…

Rare 2,200-Year-Old Ring Bearing Portrait of Egyptian Queen Arsinoe III Found in Russia

A rare 2,200-year-old bronze ring found near Anapa, in southern Russia, bears the engraved profile of a woman identified by researchers as Arsinoe III, queen…