Chersonese is a name that was given to several different places in ancient times. The word is Latin; it derives from the Greek term for "peninsula", [chersonēsos, from χ?ρσο?] chersos ("dry land") + [nēsos (island).
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In the west of Sevastopol, the Greek ruins of the city of Chersoneses date back to 5 BC.