. "The recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as Tauris or Tauric Chersonese (\u03A7\u03B5\u03C1\u03C3\u03CC\u03BD\u03B7\u03C3\u03BF\u03C2 \u03A4\u03B1\u03C5\u03C1\u03B9\u03BA\u03AE \"Tauric Peninsula\"), begins around the 5th century BC when several Greek colonies were established along its coast."@en . . . . . .