Ancient Panticapaeum

The ruins of the ancient Panticapaeum are located at the foot and on the slope of Mount Mithridates in the center of Kerch. During the heyday, the territory of the Panticapaeum reached 100 hectares. It was the largest ancient city on the Black Sea, which became the capital of the Bosporan Kingdom, and then became part of the Pontus Kingdom.