The book is the first significant experience in Russian literature of generalizing and systematizing large archaeological material according to the residential ensembles of Olbia, one of the largest ancient cities in the Northern Black Sea region. The work provides justification for volumetric and planning reconstructions and the interior of Olbian Hellenistic houses, considers the planning of the ancient city, the interaction of house-building schools of the Greek metropolis and local house-building traditions. The book is richly illustrated.