The city is now underwater at the Kerch Strait, near the Naberezhne village in Crimea.
[2] It was founded in the late 6th BC by Nymphaeum or Panticapaeum and was part of the Kingdom of Bosporus until the beginning of the 4th AD.
The city had well-developed fortifications, including walls and towers.
The underwater research has revealed many archaeological findings including coins, amphoras, terracottas, buildings and personal objects.
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