Patraeus (city) — Wikipedia with Taman Bay 1 km W of Garkusha

Patraeus (Ancient Greek: Πατραεύς, also Patraios, Patrasys, Patrasus, Patrey) was an ancient Greek Black Sea colony, east of the Strait of Kerch at the Taman Bay, about a kilometer west of the Russian village of Garkusha. The colony was founded by Miletus c. 550 BCE. Excavations have shown that it was an agricultural colony. Patraeus was mentioned by Scylax of Caryanda, Hecataeus of Miletus, Strabo (Geographica, 11.2.8) and Stephanus of Byzantium. In modern times the site was first surveyed in 1853. After an initial archaeological dig in 1928, systematic excavations have been carried out...