Fyeodosiya

Overview

Today's name of the city has reached us from the beginning of the centuries. Only Feodosia from the Northern Black Sea costal region has preserved its antique name. This antique town was founded on the verge of the 6th century BC by the natives of the region of Asia Minor Milet. Soon a new city state with convenient harbor situated on the fertile land had changed into an important center of the Mediterranean trade. The city received the name Feodosia ('given by God') in the first half of the 4 th century BC. Since that time it had become the part of the Bospor Kingdom. The further history of antique Feodosia was connected with Greek barbaric Bospor Power. Feodosia was one of the main centers of grain trade of Bospor. According to a legend an apprentice of Jesus Christ Andrei Pervosvanny had visited the city. The last record of antique Feodosia refers to the middle of the 1st century A.D.

We have the evidence of contemporaries that in 5-6 centuries the city was called Ardabda'The city of seven Gods'. And further narration of the history of the city refers to the 13th century when Genoa founded its trading station in the place of antique Feodosia. And the new city was renamed Kaffa by the name of its area. Foreign property of Genoa connected Western Europe, ancient Russian lands and Eastern countries. In the 14* century Kaffa became the capital of Black Sea costal property of Genoa, the biggest city of Northern...more

History