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Olbia
Olbia , Ionic Greek colony of Miletus, founded at the beginning of the 6th cent. BC It is on the right bank of the Buh River between Mykolayiv and Ochakov, S central Ukraine. The leading Milesian colony and later a republic, its economy centered around handicrafts and trade. Its prosperity resulted especially from the exportation of wheat. The period of its flowering was from the 6th cent. BC to the 3d cent. BC In the 2d cent. BC, Olbia was incorporated into the Scythian state of the Crimea. About the middle of the 1st cent. BC, Olbia was invaded by the Getae and others. By the end of the 6th cent. life in Olbia came to a standstill. Excavations have unearthed towers and city gates from the Hellenic period and parts of a fortified wall and a temple of Apollo from the Roman period. |
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"Olbia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Olbia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Olbia.html "Olbia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Olbia.html |
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Olbia
Olbia, Italy, Ukraine 1. Italy (Sardinia): said to have been founded as the Greek colony of Olbia, it was renamed Terranova in 1198 by Pisan colonists. Pausania was added in 1862 to give Terranova Pausania. The name Olbia was only restored in 1939. It is not certain that the name is of Greek origin, although it is probably pre‐Roman. It may come from a local root olb which was then compared with the Greek to give the auspicious meaning of ‘happy’ or ‘fortunate’, or even ‘wealthy’.2. Ukraine: ruins. Founded in the early 6th century bc as a Greek city on the north coast of the Black Sea. The export of wheat made it rich, hence its name ‘Rich City’ from the Greek olbos ‘respectable wealth’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Olbia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Olbia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Olbia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Olbia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Olbia.html |
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