Professor V.I. Kadeev (1927-2012) - a recognized researcher of the history and archeology of the ancient states of the Northern Black Sea region, an authoritative specialist in the history of Ancient Greece and Rome, who devoted more than half a century to the service of V.N. Karazin Kharkov National University. The collection contains theses of reports of scientific Readings dedicated to the memory of a famous scientist. Specialists from different countries, including many students and colleagues of V.I. Kadeev, consider a wide range of topical problems of ancient, Byzantine and medieval history, historiography, as well as the history of science. Much attention is paid to the study of various monuments of ancient and medieval archeology. For historians, archaeologists, teachers and students of humanities faculties of classical universities, all interested in history and archeology.