Ancient Satyr Mask Sheds Light on Phanagoria’s Dramatic Past

Ancient satyr mask sheds light on Phanagoria’s dramatic past

The discovery of a terracotta theatrical mask offers compelling new evidence for the existence of a theatre in the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria. Phanagoria was the largest ancient Greek city on the Taman peninsula, located along the eastern shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Founded by Teian colonists around 543 BC, the city served as major trading hub between the Maeotian marshes and the countries on the southern side of the Caucasus. Recent …

Archaeologists Discover Proof of Ancient Theatre on Russia’s Taman Peninsula

An archaeological expedition at the ancient Greek polis of Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula in the South of Russia has uncovered what appears to be the first physical evidence of a classical theatre at the site. The team, supported by Oleg Deripaska’s Volnoe Delo Foundation, found a fragment of a theatrical mask depicting a satyr... Read more »