Chersonese

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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 chersos" ("dry land") + nēsos'' (island).

As might be expected, it was applied to a number of peninsular localities in the ancient world. These included:

Chersonesos, ancient Greek colony located near the city of Sevastopol, Crimea
Taurica also known as the Tauric Chersonese, ancient name for Crimea
Thracian Chersonese or Chersonesus Thracica, ancient name for the Gallipoli Peninsula
Chersonesus Aurea, or Golden Chersonese, ancient name for the Malay Peninsula, described by Ptolemy circa 150 AD.
Chersonesus Cimbrica or Cimbrian Chersonese, ancient name for Jutland
Syrian Chersonese referred to by Plutarch, believed to have been situated in a bend of the Orontes river in the neighbourhood of Antioch.