Ancient Anapa

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

Today, with the total falsification of history, it is difficult not to notice that the point of view of ideologists is imposed even in details that do not stand up to any criticism. A striking example of this is the ancient city of Anapa.

In schools - to children, on excursions - to vacationers, in museums and in the press, the fact is imposed on us that the civilization on the Northern Black Sea coast was brought to our ancestors (i.e., the Scythians) - the Hellenes. Therefore, relying on official historical sources, let's consider this issue logically.

The first historical mention of Anapa is found in Herodotus (5th century BC): "… the city of Sindh is located on the seashore …". The Greek historian Pomponius Mela adds: "on the shores of the Sindh harbor, the inhabitants themselves built the city of Sindh." And Pliny the Elder (in the 1st century BC) reports: “on the river Hypanis there is Sindskaya Scythia - an independent state”. Those. all historical sources confirm that the territories of Crimea and today's Krasnodar Territory fully belonged to the Scythians.

The State Historical Museum in Moscow contains silver coins found during archaeological excavations in Anapa, with the inscription "Sindon", they date back to the 5th century BC. According to experts, very high technical and artistic quality of workmanship. This means that at that time in Sindica there were already technologies and equipment for minting high quality coins. The presence of a large amount of pure silver speaks of the prosperity of the townspeople and the wealth of the city. The word "Sindon" engraved on the coin confirms the presence of writing, and in a language understandable even to a contemporary. If the beginning of the word Sindh can be understood as the name connected with Sanskrit water, river, harbor, then the word Don in ancient Russian means big water or full-flowing river. For example: Rapid Don - Dniester, Rapid Don - Dnieper, Quiet Don, etc. It is quite obvious that in v-in. BC. Scythian Sindika was an independent state with a high level of development.

An owl with outstretched wings is depicted on one side of the coin with the inscription "Sindon". Since ancient times, the owl symbolized wisdom among our ancestors, and in the mythology of the Slavs, it also signified the beginning of feminine, vital energy in the image of Mother Sva, i.e. goddess Lada (wife of Svarog). Another coin depicts Hercules drawing a bow. According to legend, only one person could bend the bow of Hercules and pull the bowstring over it - this is his son, whose name was Scyth. In 1973, during the construction of the foundations of a nine-storey building opposite the Summer Stage in Anapa, the so-called "crypt of Hercules" was discovered at a depth of 3 meters. The stone sarcophagus contained the remains of a noble Scythian woman, and on its walls were carved bas-reliefs of the 12 labors of Hercules. There is no doubt that the Sindi would not portray other people's heroes on their crypts. The creative mission of the exploits of Hercules clearly duplicates the behavior of the heroes of Russian fairy tales and, in particular, George the Victorious. Due to the concealment of Hercules' belonging to the history of the Scythian past, the archaeological find of the century was barbarously destroyed and the remains of the broken sarcophagus are today thrown in the open air on the territory of the Anapa Archaeological Museum. Most likely, the "wise" Hellenes renamed George to Hercules and thus additionally embellished their historical myths.

Despite the light colors of these colors, Greek myths reliably convey the activities of the Hellenes in the Northern Black Sea region and their legendary travels look, in fact, ordinary pirate raids. Either Orestes goes to Crimea to steal the Tavro-Scythian shrine Artemis Tavropolis, then the Argonauts kidnap the Golden Fleece in Colchis, then Odysseus plows the Scythian waters of the Northern Black Sea coast with materialistic interests. Therefore, the hospitality of our ancestors, the crooks - the Hellenes, could not be counted on. The Scythian ritual of human sacrifice described by them, they passed as victims themselves, and the feeling of tolerance of the indigenous population towards the Hellenes was inappropriate. Therefore, in their historical opuses, the indigenous population of Scythia, they referred to as barbarians. Scytho-Taurus - inhabiting the Tavria Peninsula (Crimea), Scythian-Meots - who lived in the circle of Lake Meoti (Azov), Scythian-Sindians owning coastal lands near the Sindi harbor, and in general, the entire Northern Black Sea region was originally called Pont Aksinsky (inhospitable coast) … And it is not surprising that such a Greek pirate ship, sunk under the walls of the Anapa fortress in the waves of the Black Sea, for the edification of unwanted guests, is today depicted on the coat of arms of modern Anapa.

The official interpretation of the history of Anapa imposes on us a version of the colonization of the Northern Black Sea region by the Hellenes. Researcher of the ancient history of the Circassians S. Kh. Hotko, summarizing the material on the settlement of the coast by peoples, notes the trading settlements of the Greeks. Basically, these settlements were built near cities at the mouths of rivers and were surrounded by walls, since for the local population they remained foreigners and non-believers. Therefore, such settlements, built with the permission of local rulers for merchants and sailors of the Greeks, would be more understandable to be called reservations, and it would be at least unacceptable to talk about the Greek colonization of Scythian cities and especially the entire coast (in the sense of imposing their interests and rules). Such a reservation or the so-called city-policy ("Polia" is a trading place, a site, an area with trade warehouses (TSB), that is, a Greek trading settlement was located near Anapa at the mouth of the Gostagayki River (today's Vityazevo village).

It’s ridiculous to talk about the military colonization of the Scythian lands. The Scythians were the best warriors of that time. In 614. BC. Assyria fell under the blows of the Scythians, which for several centuries terrified all its neighbors. It ceased to exist in the VI century BC. and the powerful state of Urartu in the Transcaucasus. The Scythians invaded Syria and Palestine, reached the borders of Egypt, where Pharaoh Psametich I hardly bought them off. In 512 BC. The Persian king Darius I declares war on the Scythian king Idantirs, deciding to conquer the Northern Black Sea region and with a 70-thousandth army crosses the Danube. The Scythians lured him deep into the country to the Dnieper, burning grass in front of him and filling up wells, taking out all the food and population, and then completely destroyed the exhausted and hungry army. Darius himself managed to escape with a handful of bodyguards. In 332 BC. Alexander the Great, having conquered Persia, sends his commander Zopirion to seize the Northern Black Sea region. There are no historical references about the details of this campaign, because the whole army perished to the last man. Alexander himself was badly battered by the relatives of the Scythians in Central Asia, as, having crossed the Syr Darya, he quickly turned back. The Greek historian Herodotus writes about the Scythians "They arranged so that no enemy who invaded their country could no longer escape from there by flight …". Could the Greeks conquer the Scythian lands if military campaigns with taxation in Asia Minor were traditional for the Slavs, right up to the campaigns of the princes of Kievan Rus against Byzantium? In addition, there is no historical data on the military campaigns of the Greeks in the Northern Black Sea region in any of the sources. And the ruling dynasties of the Scythians, and later the Sarmatians, also could not admit the Greeks to the management of the cities, since they were foreigners and non-believers. "Veles's Book" reports: "When our ancestors created Surozh, the Greeks began to come to our trades" (translated, III8 / 3).

It is believed that the Hellenes brought development and civilization to the Scythians. Archaeologist P. N. Schultz, excavating Scythian Novgorod (Simferopol), writes: "In the crypts of the Scythian necropolis, highly artistic paintings were found depicting a bearded Scythian in boots and trousers, in a wide-brimmed caftan with folding sleeves, playing the lyre …" Agree that making shirts, pants, caftans and boots with lacing requires much more skill and ingenuity than sewing a tunic on a living thread and tying sandals to your feet. The custom of placing weapons in burial mounds, in addition to gold and silver highly artistic items (in the "animal style"), also confirms the fact that our ancestors appreciated it and knew how to use it. Iron ore deposits Azovstal, Zaporizhstal, in the Caucasus - Rustavi, suggests that the Scythians knew where to get iron and non-ferrous metal ore, charcoal, which is necessary in metallurgy. The famous excavations near the villages of Kelermesskaya and Kostromskaya in the Krasnodar Territory confirm that at the beginning of the 1st millennium our ancestors smelted not only iron, but also alloys. Those who came in the 4th c. BC. from the east, the Sarmatians even put their cavalry in armor. And where did the Greeks get their weapons, if their mines were only in Attica, and even those were only copper? To talk about the spread of some kind of civilization by the Greeks is like talking to the Egyptians about the creation of the Great Egyptian pyramids, since, apart from their myths, these peoples subsequently did not reveal anything Great to the world.

Our ancestors never had slavery, these trends came to us with the Hellenes. Homosexuality and the Christ religion, which describes in the New Testament all sexual perversion in the Jewish people, was also brought to us by the Hellenes.

Why did the lie of official historical sources become an unshakable axiom for us? Let's look for the answer to this question in reference books.

The Jews, settled among the pagans and who assimilated their concepts and customs, were called Hellenes and Hellenists (Church-Historical Dictionary 1889).

Hellenists - Jews from pagan countries (Concise Church Slavonic Dictionary 2003).

The Hellenes are pagan Jews who regard El or Elohim as the supreme god (I. Sh. Shifman "The Old Testament and Its World").

But back to Sindica. During archaeological excavations in Anapa, a large number of shards from pottery with the stamp "GOR" or "GIP" were found. The craft workshop of Horus, Gipa or Gorgipa provided its products not only to Sindiku, but also to requests in the containers of arriving merchant ships that spread with these brands all over the world. The "leading minds" of the Russian official history made an unambiguous conclusion from the stamps on the shards of the name of the city - as Gorgippia

One way or another, at the end of the IV, the beginning of the III century. BC. Sindica, and all the cities on the coast, are developing briskly. Agricultural areas are also developing, which is confirmed by archaeological excavations near the village of Dzhemete, kh. Voskresensky and H. Red Kurgan. The remains of stone houses, standing at a distance of 30-50 m from each other, and metal tools for agricultural production were found. Gardens and vineyards were cultivated. On the coins of the 5th century BC they also minted a bunch of grapes, and our ancestors were familiar with winemaking long before the 1st millennium. Within the city of Gorgippia, 6 large wineries with a capacity of cisterns, with mechanical presses were discovered, the volume of wine production was calculated for trade (archaeologist I. T. Kruglikova tells us). But Hippocrates (5th century BC), incriminating the Scythians in barbarism, tried to prove that wearing pants, riding a horse and drinking undiluted wine was unhealthy. Another developed industry was fishing and salting of fish. In 1960, the remains of fish-salting baths were found on the seashore in Anapa. The Greek historian Strabo reports on the large size of sturgeon caught in Meotida and the Bosporus Strait. Polybius wrote that salted fish brought from the Northern Black Sea coast to Rome was considered a luxury item there. But the main export commodity was bread. The fertile lands of the Kuban, Don and developed agriculture not only developed trade, but also brought wealth and abundance to the port intermediary cities, into which grain flowed from the vast Scythian territories.

In the III century. BC. The Roman Empire unleashes an aggressive policy in the Mediterranean. The grain shipments from Egypt to Athens and Asia Minor are controlled by Rome, the Thracian bread is much more expensive and its overland delivery is more difficult. Therefore, not only completely all of Hellas, but also other Mediterranean countries were dependent on the supply of bread from the Northern Black Sea region. This situation could not suit the Greeks. It was necessary to weaken the Bosporan and Sindi states and increase the influence on their rulers. This was done in the national style of the fabulously rich Hellenes, through intrigue and bribery. They managed to quarrel among themselves the sons of the ruler of the Bosporus kingdom of Peresad I - Satyr II and Eumelus and bribe the Sarmatians, who inhabited the Taman Peninsula at that time, to conduct military operations against the Scythians. The calculation was based on the principle: "when two neighbors fight, the third who started it wins." The Sarmatians sided with Eumel.

In all historical sources of the IV century BC - II century AD. called the Scythian-Sarmatian period. That is, the Scythians and Sarmatians peacefully coexisted, or rather were identified by the same people, although there was, of course, a difference in traditions, dialects and military achievements. The Sarmatians, who came from the territories of western Siberia and the southern Urals, created heavy cavalry, the prototype of the future knights. The riders were protected by heavy metal armor and helmets, and were armed with long, straight swords and four-meter spears, which were attached to the horse so that the force of movement was invested in the blow. Thus, several enemies could have been strung on the spear. This is described in detail by Plutarch in his books Lucullus and Pompey.

Sarmatians are the generalized name for the Aryan peoples who lived in the steppes of the Southern Urals, Western Siberia, and Central Asia. One of the interpretations of the word itself: "S-AR-MAT" - from the earth-mother, that is, from the Motherland of the Aryans. State Hermitage. Scythian-Sarmatian department of the museum: “What is not an exhibit is a curiosity! If a vessel for wine, then more than the Hellenes for water. If a Scythian barbecue maker (on wheels), then a herd of rams. If the sword is Sarmatian, then it is double in length. And the spearheads were like skewers for the carcasses of enemies. Women have swords and arrows in their graves instead of mirrors and pans …”- researcher V. M. Amelchenko.

In 309. BC. a civil war broke out on the Bosporus. Gradually, the Scythians were driven out by the Sarmatians from the Taman Peninsula to the Crimea, and later were called Tavro-Scythians (Russ). This confrontation lasted until the end of the 3rd century BC. This is evidenced by the treasures discovered during archaeological excavations in Anapa, dating back to 250-220 years. BC. The found coins were minted in Panticapaeum during the time of Leukon II, most of the coins had no signs of wear, which means that they were not in circulation and were hidden new. Money was usually buried during the period of hostilities or internal unrest. Therefore, some of the treasures were found in the layer of conflagrations. The sarmatization of the Taman Peninsula and the Kuban ended by the beginning of the 2nd century BC. The last battle for Northern Tavria took place, according to Polybius, in 179 BC, but the Sarmatians, who ousted the rule of the Scythians, did not succeed in conquering the Crimea. The influence of the Bosporus kingdom on the Asian part was lost. In Crimea, a new Tavro-Scythian kingdom of Surenzhan was formed with the capital of Naples (Novgorod) Scythian (today Semfiropol). The economic development of Gorgippia at the beginning of the II century. BC. comes to decline. Some agricultural settlements cease to exist, new ones are formed closer to the water, apparently, fishing is becoming a more stable occupation.

At this time, the Pontic state (Asia Minor), led by Mithridates VI (Eupator), was at the height of power and for Mithridates the request of the Hellenized elite of the Chersonesos and Ponticapaeus administration to the overseas "patrons" for protection from Scythian pressure was very helpful. Expansion to the north and the capture of the richest Northern Black Sea region made it possible for Mithridates to create a military-economic platform for conquering the powerful Roman Empire. Mithridates began to fulfill this plan, sending his commander Diophantus to defeat the Scythians and subjugate the Bosporus kingdom. But the army of Diophantus was defeated, the military operation did not succeed in 107g. BC. the Scythians, led by Savmak, kill the Bosporus king Peresad V, and Diophantus managed to escape.

The slightest betrayal of customs, faith or interests of the Family was punishable by death among the Scythians. The legendary Scythian king Anacharsis (6th century BC), who revealed to the Hellenes the device of a potter's wheel and a two-toothed ship's anchor, was killed by his brother Saul for sympathizing with the Hellenic way of life. The same fate awaited the king Skila, who declared that Greek culture was better than the customs of his people.

Six months later, as a result of the military campaign of Mithridates, the Scythians were defeated and pushed back into the interior of the peninsula. Mithridates Eupator, capturing the Bosporus, begins a war with the Romans, which lasted for a single decade. There is no exact information about the last days of the life of the legendary Mithridates. Either the Tavro Scythians attacked the dictator, or there was a palace coup, or the Romans finished off their enemy, but one way or another in 63g. BC. the son of Mithridates, Pharnacs, became king of the Bosporus. By the way, this event was marked in historical sources by the ignition of the sulfur-hydrogen layer of the water surface in the Black Sea.

The influence of the Roman Empire spreads throughout the Black Sea in the 1st century AD. During archaeological excavations in Gorgippia and the Bosporus, coins of the Roman Empire were found, by the way, of low quality. But there is no historical data on the subordination of the Sindh state to Mithridates or the Romans.

First, the 1st century. BC. Gorgippia flourishes and improves. Systems of water supply systems, gutters and drainage canals are being built. Well devices are not much different from those used in the Roman Empire. Since the engineering structures of Rome were laid back at the beginning of the 1st millennium by the Etruscans (the closest relatives of the Scythians). Temples, public buildings and houses of the city's wealthy people are being erected. Trade ties are expanding. Agricultural estates already resemble stone fortifications with walls up to 1.5 m thick. These were discovered by archaeologists near the village. Dawn and Art. Natukhaevskaya. The estates were dated from the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD. One of the stone blocks found in Anapa contains the texts of two rescripts published by the ruler Aspurg (15 AD), in one of which he reports that the Gorgippians are exempt from the tax of 1/11 on agricultural products.

It is noteworthy that this amount of tax existed for many centuries in the territories of the Slavic-Aryans and was later called "tithe". With the next wave of ethnic conquests, the manufacturer did not lose anything, but acquired stronger patrons. Therefore, as a result of the next military invasion of certain peoples, only the ruling elite and the owner of the treasury changed. Sometimes even the military estates were not destroyed, but were re-subordinated (having sworn an oath of allegiance) to new leaders, but on condition that they were one-born and co-religionists.

Such a "decree" indicates that the main occupation of the inhabitants of Gorgippia was agriculture, where viticulture, winemaking and grain crops were cultivated. Crafts and trades are also developing in Gorgippia. The assimilation of indigenous peoples with newcomers changes the tastes of potters, painters and sculptors. In monumental inscriptions in the 1st - 4th centuries. AD, containing lists of citizens, most of the Sarmatian names are also many, Scythian and Greek. Since the ancient Slavic and Phoenician writing systems are identical, it is necessary to take into account that the ancient Slavic writing is rooted in the depths of millennia. Before the new era, when drawing inscriptions, the letters of the Russian alphabet were mainly used (as well as throughout the Caucasus). But the writing of the Gorgipians was based on a letter requiring the study of linguists. The Circassians (Cherkasy), up to the 19th century, carved inscriptions on their monuments and slabs in the same alphabet, considering it their own letter. The Greeks used the Phoenician script, which, in turn, was inherited from the Indo-Aryan peoples.

It should be noted that the synthesis of cultures at the turn of the epochs left an imprint on the life and consciousness of the inhabitants of Gorgippia. The statue of Neocles (ruler of Gorgippia), erected in 186 g, incorporated the Hellenic form (i.e. clothing, hairstyle) and Scythian content (broad-cheeked calm face and a symbol of strength and wisdom in the form of a massive hoop around the neck, at the ends of which are snake heads and between them - the head of a bull). The Hellenization of Western Europe did not bypass the Northern Black Sea region. In addition to trade and monetary relations, the Greeks brought with them slavery, and homosexuality was considered the rule of good form among the Greeks, which was already mentioned in the text earlier. And most importantly, the history of our ancestors was replaced and perverted by the chroniclers and pseudo-historians of Hellas. The ancient Slavic manuscripts, chronicles, written sources, were carefully searched for and destroyed from the beginning of the Christianization of Rus.

In the middle of the 3rd century A. D. hordes of Goths (warriors of Odin) in alliance with the Germanic tribes flooded the Black Sea region from Scandinavia. "Veles's book": "And before that they had great strength and defended themselves from the invasion of the Goths … sixty years. And then the Ilmer supported us, and we had victories over the enemies, which had ten kings. " (I, 2b). But, despite resistance in 237, the first to fall and was destroyed was the city of Tanais (the mouth of the Don). The Scythian Crimea was immediately conquered and the fleet was taken from the Bosporus kingdom to seize the Roman possessions. In 242 the Goths defeated the Romans at Philippoli and ravaged the surrounding provinces. At 250g. they cross the Danube and in 251. defeat the Roman army, where the emperor Decius is killed in the battle. In 257. the Goths, together with the Ostrogoths, captured and defeated Pituint (Pitsunda). Apparently at the same time, uninvited guests visited Gorgippia, as evidenced by the traces of the fires. Despite the brutality of the Goths and their military power, the Bosporus cities, for some reason, have been preserved, as the historical sources tell us. But one way or another, the economic and commercial life of Gorgippia, and the Bosporus kingdom was interrupted. People left the coastal cities and moved inland of the peninsulas. So on the Bosporus the Nymphaeus and Mirmeki ceased to exist. Fortified estates are also created by the inhabitants of Gorgippia. So at st. Raevskaya, such a fortified settlement was discovered, surrounded by powerful stone walls and existed in the III-IV centuries. AD The Bosporan coins of the 4th century found in it indicate that the inhabitants of this settlement maintained trade relations with the Bosporus. The same coins were found during excavations near the village of Gaikodzor.

And at this time from the East, from the central part of Great Scythia (Siberia, Trans-Urals, South Urals), the so-called (in official history) army - "GUNA" is moving to free its brothers by "blood".

(Geth - warriors, professional squads. Union, Uny - association).

The GUNS are the united professional army.

The Slavs who fled from the Gothic invasion (although this issue requires historical research) merge with the "gunas". Around 360, clashes between the "Huns" and the neighbors of the Alans (at that time a powerful state of the Caucasus) begin. As a result of a 10-year military conflict, the Alans were driven into the mountains. The Goths were preparing to meet the enemy on the Don, but the "Huns" passed through the Kuban and from Taman crossed over to the Crimea. Then, through Perekop, they hit the enemy from the rear. In the Azov region, the "gunas" staged a brutal massacre, causing horror and panic among the enemy. The Goths fled. The entire Gothic empire, held up by sword and fear, collapsed like a house of cards. So 371. The northern Black Sea region was in the hands of the "Huns". The frightened "Bosporanians" surrendered, the cities were plundered, and the inhabitants fled, not having the strength to resist the onslaught of the warlike "Huns".

"Hun" empire, covered territories up to the Danube and far to the West. If the Goths forced tribute from the conquered peoples by force, then the "gunas", terrible for the enemies, established a humane order within their state. There was no racial, national, tribal or religious discrimination. The Sarmatian, Slavic tribes, which unwittingly became part of the empire, soon proudly called themselves "gunas". Fairness of kings, honesty and incorruptibility of judges, light taxes created conditions for a voluntary transfer to the "Hun" empire. The fugitive Romans and Byzantines preferred the justice of the "barbarians" to the lawlessness of their emperors and officials. They also became full-fledged "gunas", teaching new "tribesmen" to build siege machines and other advanced military equipment of that time.

At this point on the history of the Bosporus kingdom and the ancient long-suffering Anapa one could put an end to it, but there are a few more strokes. The population of the Northern Black Sea region left the invaders in hard-to-reach places, saving their traditions, customs and faith. The descendants of Great Scythia, in less favorable conditions, on the mountain slopes were engaged in cattle breeding, cultivated the land, cultivated gardens and vineyards, preserving their identity, freedom-loving and independence. And the devastated Gorgippia did not cease to exist, it was just that Byzantium and Rome had no time for historical creativity at that time. And the chronicles of our ancestors of the II-XVII centuries, who escaped total destruction, are still behind the "seven seals".

During excavations of one of the necropolis in Anapa, a red-lacquered dish was discovered, with a stamped-in pattern in the form of a cross, which dates back to the 5th century AD. The city was not abandoned and the burial customs remained the same, and leaving the graves of their ancestors was not in the Slavic tradition.

In the works “The Life of St. Stefan Surozhsky describes that at the end of the VIII century. Russian prince Bravlin from Scythian Novgorod attacked the eastern Crimean city of Surozh (now Feodosia). The campaign of the Russian prince Bravlin in the Crimea is not an accident. Even in the 6th century, with the expansion of the influence of the Jewish Khazaria in the North Caucasus and Crimea, the composition of the population of Crimea, the Kuban region, and the entire Northern Black Sea region did not change significantly. Although the names of the peoples continued to change and newcomers (Goths, Khazars, etc.) joined them, they assimilated over the decades, bringing their own culture, traditions, and customs.

In the second half of the 10th century, the Kiev prince Svyatoslav, not pursuing the goal of seizing new territories (because the people were united by faith), knocked out the Khazars from the Taman Peninsula, leading with his squad the struggle of the people living here. (The Khazar Kaganate in its elite part was of the Jewish faith). But later, having adopted Christianity, Kiev faces an armed confrontation with all of its relatives, including on the Taman Peninsula. And by the 12th century, Kievan Rus was losing its influence on Taman.

Zikhi, jigi, kerkets, torets, kosogs, etc., who, as a language, allowed to call one and the same people, who later became Cossacks, Cherkassians (Circassians). These peoples carried with them through the centuries Slavic customs, traditions, culture, hid them, leaving for the mountains and preserved them as best they could.

And we, the descendants of Great Scythia, had a different fate …

Sheikin Pavel

Popular science journal "Light (nature and man)", August 2007.