. . "Chersonesus (Ancient Greek: \u03A7\u03B5\u03C1\u03C3\u03CC\u03BD\u03B7\u03C3\u03BF\u03C2 Kherson\u0113sos; Latin: Chersonesus; modern Russian/Ukrainian: \u0425\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043E\u043D\u0435\u0441, Khersones; also rendered as Chersonese, Chersonesos), in medieval Greek contracted to Cherson (\u03A7\u03B5\u03C1\u03C3\u03CE\u03BD; Old East Slavic: \u041A\u043E\u0440\u0441\u0443\u043D\u044C, Korsun) is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula."@en . . . .