Chersonesus Thracica, often called simply "the Chersonesus," was a peninsula of Thrace, between the Sinus Melas and the Hellespont. The fertility of its soil, and its proximity to the coast of Asia Minor, early attracted an influx of Grecian settlers, and its shores soon became crowded with flourishing and populous cities. From this quarter the Athenians drew their chief supply of grain. (Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, 1898)
