Chersonesos (Sicily)
Chersonesos or Chersonesus (Greek: Χερσόνησος) was an ancient city of Sicily, Italy. It was one of the oldest Greek colonies in Sicily, being founded in 717 or 716 BCE. (Jerome, ap. Eusebius, Chronikon, 157). Its precise location is not now known, but it is near Syracuse (Ptol. 3. 94. 4).
References[]
- M. Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates, (1970), ISBN 0-87395-049-6, p. 15, 22
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- Colonies of Magna Graecia
- Populated places established in the 8th century BC
- Lost ancient cities and towns
- Ancient cities in Sicily
- Former populated places in Italy
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