Nikōnion

Nikōnion / Nikōnia
Νικώνιον / Νικωνία
Coins from Nikōnion bearing the name of Scyles
Shown within Ukraine
LocationRoksolany, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates46°11′0″N 30°26′13″E / 46.18333°N 30.43694°E / 46.18333; 30.43694
TypeSettlement
Area7 ha (17 acres)
History
BuilderSettlers from Miletus
FoundedSecond half of the 6th century BC
AbandonedMiddle of the 3rd century AD
PeriodsArchaic Greek to Roman Imperial
CulturesGreek
Site notes
ConditionRuined and partially submerged
Public accessYes
Official nameГородище Роксолани - стародавнє місто Ніконій (Roksolany hillfort - the ancient city of Nikonion)
TypeArchaeology
Reference no.150018-Н

Nikōnion (Ancient Greek: Νικώνιον; Latin: Niconium) and Nikōnia (Ancient Greek: Νικωνία) was an ancient Greek city on the east bank of the Dniester estuary. Its ruins are located 300 meters to the northwest of the modern village Roksolany, in the Odesa Raion of the Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.