The first settled occupation of Crimea was perhaps by the Cimmerians about 1000 bce. In the 7th century bce the Scythians conquered the steppe area, but the Bosporan kingdom survived in the Kerch Peninsula, where it came under strong Greek influence. From the 5th and 4th centuries bce, the Greeks established colonies along the Crimean coasts, the most important being at Chersonesus, near modern Sevastopol, and Panticapaeum, where Kerch now stands. These colonies, which came under Roman control in 15 bce, survived a series of attacks by eastern nomadic hordes who subsequently occupied the steppe region.
In the 10th century
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Russia’s media watchdog has restricted access to the BBC and other independent media Web sites, it said yesterday, while lawmakers approved legislation to impose fines and harsh jail terms for publishing “fake news” about the army, in the latest move to silence dissent one week after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Access to the Web sites of the BBC, independent news site Meduza, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and the Russian-language US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were “limited” by Roskomnadzor following a request from prosecutors.
The agency said that in each case, the request was filed on Thursday last week, the day Russian President Vladimir
Russia’s media watchdog has restricted access to the BBC and other independent media Web sites, it said yesterday, while lawmakers approved legislation to impose fines and harsh jail terms for publishing “fake news” about the army, in the latest move to silence dissent one week after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Access to the Web sites of the BBC, independent news site Meduza, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and the Russian-language US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were “limited” by Roskomnadzor following a request from prosecutors.
The agency said that in each case, the request was filed on Thursday last week, the day Russian President Vladimir