To the Greeks, this area was regarded as the Pontic frontier. This region includes a portion of steppes, forests, and mountains that stretch north beyond the Black Sea. In this case, it was Herodotus, a historian whose nine-volume series, Histories, contains some of the first known writing about the origins of Ukraine.Įven in the time of Herodotus, around 500 BCE, the area that would become Ukraine was on its way to becoming a dividing point between the East and the West. So let’s dive right in.Īs is the case with a lot of ancient European history, the official written record really starts with the Greeks. It’s a dramatic story that involves a lot of different actors, with many ups and downs. This Blink will attempt the challenging feat of giving you an overview of Ukraine’s history as described by Serhii Plokhy in The Gates of Europe.
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