Chersonesos or Chersonesus is the Greek for "peninsula". The term appears in various ancient toponyms: Chersonesos Taurica an ancient city near Sevastopol, current archaeological site in the Crimea, Ukraine. The name Chersonesus Taurica was also extended to the entire Crimean Peninsula.Kherson, Ukraine, formerly called Chersonesos.Chersonesos (Lyctus), an ancient Greek city on Crete that was the harbor of Lyctus.Chersonissos, Crete, Greece, a village near the historical harbor of Lyctus.Chersone… (More on Chersones)