Territorial change of Bosporan Kingdom (Cimmerian Bosporus)

“Bosporan Kingdom”(Cimmerian Bosporus) — appears in this map’s data from 404 BC to AD 372. Its territory was largest in AD 371 – 372, at ≈ 40 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
404 BC – 384 BC≈ 1,764 km²
383 BC – 367 BC≈ 1,764 km²
366 BC – 231 BC≈ 6,621 km²
230 BC – 92 BC≈ 25 thousand km²
63 BC – AD 67≈ 25 thousand km²
AD 78 – 370≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 371 – 372≈ 40 thousand km²
404 BCAD 372

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 371 – 372 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
404 BC≈ 1,764 km²31 of 32
383 BC≈ 1,764 km²33 of 34
366 BC≈ 6,621 km²29 of 36
350 BC≈ 6,621 km²29 of 35
337 BC≈ 6,621 km²26 of 30
333 BC≈ 6,621 km²27 of 31
331 BC≈ 6,621 km²29 of 33
326 BC≈ 6,621 km²29 of 33
323 BC≈ 6,621 km²32 of 36
318 BC≈ 6,621 km²32 of 36
315 BC≈ 6,621 km²30 of 34
307 BC≈ 6,621 km²33 of 37
301 BC≈ 6,621 km²34 of 38
291 BC≈ 6,621 km²36 of 40
284 BC≈ 6,621 km²35 of 39
283 BC≈ 6,621 km²35 of 39
281 BC≈ 6,621 km²35 of 39
279 BC≈ 6,621 km²38 of 43
277 BC≈ 6,621 km²38 of 43
275 BC≈ 6,621 km²38 of 43
272 BC≈ 6,621 km²39 of 44
271 BC≈ 6,621 km²39 of 45
264 BC≈ 6,621 km²39 of 45
256 BC≈ 6,621 km²40 of 44
247 BC≈ 6,621 km²41 of 43
239 BC≈ 6,621 km²43 of 45
230 BC≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 43
225 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 43
223 BC≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 41
222 BC≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 39
218 BC≈ 25 thousand km²32 of 38
216 BC≈ 25 thousand km²32 of 38
212 BC≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 39
210 BC≈ 25 thousand km²32 of 38
208 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 46
206 BC≈ 25 thousand km²48 of 56
203 BC≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 40
202 BC≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 39
197 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 43
188 BC≈ 25 thousand km²39 of 44
170 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 43
164 BC≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 40
144 BC≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 39
126 BC≈ 25 thousand km²33 of 37
110 BC≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 38
63 BC≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 43
50 BC≈ 25 thousand km²38 of 46
49 BC≈ 25 thousand km²38 of 46
48 BC≈ 25 thousand km²38 of 46
46 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
44 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
42 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
41 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
40 BC≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
36 BC≈ 25 thousand km²41 of 49
31 BC≈ 25 thousand km²41 of 49
30 BC≈ 25 thousand km²41 of 49
27 BC≈ 25 thousand km²39 of 47
25 BC≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 44
19 BC≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 44
14 BC≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 44
AD 1≈ 25 thousand km²37 of 45
AD 6≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 45
AD 9≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 45
AD 14≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 23≈ 25 thousand km²34 of 41
AD 30≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 42
AD 43≈ 25 thousand km²36 of 44
AD 51≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 60≈ 25 thousand km²35 of 43
AD 78≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 42
AD 84≈ 40 thousand km²29 of 42
AD 91≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 41
AD 106≈ 40 thousand km²26 of 40
AD 114≈ 40 thousand km²24 of 36
AD 117≈ 40 thousand km²25 of 36
AD 127≈ 40 thousand km²26 of 39
AD 154≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 41
AD 161≈ 40 thousand km²25 of 40
AD 165≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 42
AD 184≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 41
AD 197≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 42
AD 207≈ 40 thousand km²30 of 44
AD 215≈ 40 thousand km²30 of 44
AD 224≈ 40 thousand km²30 of 43
AD 238≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 42
AD 247≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 42
AD 260≈ 40 thousand km²27 of 38
AD 261≈ 40 thousand km²29 of 40
AD 263≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 40
AD 265≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 40
AD 270≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 40
AD 283≈ 40 thousand km²25 of 38
AD 287≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 43
AD 299≈ 40 thousand km²28 of 43
AD 306≈ 40 thousand km²31 of 43
AD 308≈ 40 thousand km²31 of 43
AD 311≈ 40 thousand km²31 of 43
AD 313≈ 40 thousand km²31 of 43
AD 324≈ 40 thousand km²33 of 45
AD 337≈ 40 thousand km²34 of 47
AD 338≈ 40 thousand km²34 of 47
AD 347≈ 40 thousand km²33 of 46
AD 353≈ 40 thousand km²35 of 49
AD 358≈ 40 thousand km²35 of 50
AD 367≈ 40 thousand km²35 of 51
AD 371≈ 40 thousand km²33 of 48

Its highest rank was in AD 114: number 36 of 24.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 373lostHuns≈ 40 thousand km²
91 BClostKingdom of Pontus≈ 25 thousand km²
AD 68lostRoman Empire≈ 25 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Bosporan Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία τοῦ Κιμμερικοῦ Βοσπόρου, romanized: Basileía tou Kimmerikou Bospórou; Latin: Regnum Bospori), was an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus, centered in the present-day Strait of Kerch.

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