Sites & cities that bear the name of Olbia

Olbia

Today in : Ukraine
First trace of activity : ca. 7th century B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 4th century C.E
Recorded names : Ὀλβία Ποντική, Ольвія, Pontic Olbia, Olbia du Pont, Olbia pontique

Description : Pontic Olbia (Ancient Greek: Ὀλβία Ποντική, Ukrainian: Ольвія) or simply Olbia is an archaeological site of an ancient Greek city on the shore of the Southern Bug estuary (Hypanis or Ὕπανις,) in Ukraine, near village of Parutyne. The archaeological site is protected as the National Historic and Archaeological Preserve. The preserve is a research and science institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1938–1993 it was part of the NASU Institute of Archaeology as a department. The Hellenic city was founded in the 7th century BC by colonists from Miletus. Its harbour was one of the main emporia on the Black Sea for the export of cereals, fish, and slaves to Greece, and for the import of Attic goods to Scythia.

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Olbia

Today in : Italy
First trace of activity : 647 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : today
Recorded names : Cività, Terranoa, Tarranoa, Terranova Pausania

Description : Olbia (Sardinian: Terranoa; Gallurese: Tarranoa) is a city and comune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia (Italy), in the Gallura sub-region. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Cività in the Middle Ages (Giudicati period) and Terranova Pausania before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the city during the period of Fascism.

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Olbia

Today in : France
First trace of activity : 325 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 7th century C.E
Recorded names : Ὀλβία, Pomponiana, Olbia de Provence

Description : Olbia (en grec ancien Ὀλβία, « la bienheureuse ») est une colonie grecque de Massalia, fondée vers 325 environ avant notre ère, dont le site se trouve en France, dans le Var, sur la commune de Hyères, au lieu-dit l'Almanarre. Son nom peut être traduit par « la prospère », « la fortunée » ou « l'heureuse ». L'archéologue Michel Bats l'a surnommée « Olbia de Provence » pour la distinguer des cinq autres « Olbia ».

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Olbia

Today in : Libya
First trace of activity : ca. 4th century C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 6th century C.E
Recorded names : Polis Nea Theodorias

Description : Olbia or Theodorias was a Roman / Byzantine town between Marj and Bayda in the Cyrenaica region of modern Libya. Olbia is now mostly the archaeological site. The location's modern name is Qasr Libya, after the Islamic period castle (Qasr) on the site and Libya or Lebia as a corruption of the ancient name Olbia.

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