Among Peter's rocks, which are located on the left bank of the river Salgir , remnants pozdneskifskogo state. This is the famous Scythian Naples ( translated from the Greek New City ) - the largest settlement in the Crimea Scythian area of 20 hectares. It was formed just over two thousand years ago, about the III. BCE. Oe.Scythian Naples located on the southeastern outskirts of Simferopol.
At the hub of Naples - is one of the two royal castles in the Crimean Scythia, mentioned in the decree in honor of Diophantus . Scientists suggest that Naples was also one of the residences of the Scythian kings .Place for the city was chosen very well: the area is a triangle , facing north , north-east natural defense - Peter the rock, abruptly break in the west - deep hard-to- beam along the line breakage which was a defensive wall . On defense fence located city of the dead - necropolis .
One of the most significant buildings of the city was a mausoleum, buried here Scythian king Skilur and know it. Mausoleum - the only monument of its kind in the Scythian settlements.Archaeological research has also found the remains of a thick ( thickness 8.5 m - almost twice as thick as the walls of medieval Novgorod Kremlin) defensive wall with two towers and the main Brahma. Scythian Naples .
Scythian Naples .
Total necropolis investigated more than 200 burials : carved into a rock rich in family vaults , earthen tombs and graves of ordinary people. Painting in one of the vaults depicts a horseman with a Scythian lyre hounds hunt wild boar in the other - a Scythian archer - dancing figures , etc.
Scythian Naples was frequently raided by the enemy. Commander Diophantus completely looted and burned the town. But the Scythians settled hard on this place, they re- built the city , and to top it strengthened it even more powerful walls.
Total settlement lasted nearly 600 years, and in the III century AD, was destroyed by the army of warlike tribes ready, but life here is still some time. Finally destroyed the city of the Huns.
For many years the city , died in the fire , it was forgotten.It was only in 1827, when residents are already modern city of Simferopol were taken from the plateau treated stones for building, marble bas-relief was found with inscriptions and an image of a Scythian horseman. This finding is the first line in a new page of history. Once in Naples for many years held the archaeological research and excavations .By the way , archaeologists have unearthed only a twentieth part of the ancient fortress, all the rest - yet in the ground and waiting in the wings .
Scythian Naples today is an archaeological reserve, historical and archaeological complex .
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