The fort at Alushta dates to the 6th century. Keppen's notes are particularly conversational. He takes it upon himself to offer an explanation of why Sumarokov claims Alushta was called Furion and references Pallas as well, asking "where did he get the idea that Alushta once had a bishop?"
Creator:
Petr Keppen
Source:
Petr Keppen, O drevnostiakh IUzhnago Berega Kryma i Gor Tavricheskikh (Sankt Peterburg, 1837)
Date:
1837
Contributor:
The Stanford Library copy of Keppen's work was digitized by Google Books.