The book tells about various aspects of the life of the Bosporus state - economy, culture, urban planning, trade relations, etc. This volume examines the history of Panticapaeum, Myrmekia, Fanagoria, the problems of colonization of the Bosporus. The book uses new, yet unpublished archaeological material discovered in the last decade and a half. For specialists in antiquities, archaeologists, all interested in the ancient history of the Northern Black Sea region.