ian ▁r uler , ▁defeated ▁by ▁M ith rid ates ▁VI ▁of ▁Pont us ▁ ▁Kings ▁of ▁C immer ian ▁Bos por us ▁ ▁The ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Crime a ▁were ▁settled ▁by ▁Gree ks ▁since ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁BC . ▁The ▁kingdom ▁was ▁established ▁around ▁ 4 8 0 ▁BC . ▁It ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁three ▁consecutive ▁dynast ies : ▁Arch a en act idae ▁( 4 8 0 ▁BC   – ▁ 4 3 8 ▁BC ), ▁Spart oc ids ▁( 4 3 8 ▁BC   – ▁ 1 0 8 ▁BC ), ▁and ▁Pont ids ▁( 1 0 8 ▁BC   – ▁ 1 6 ▁BC ). ▁After ▁Pont ids ▁the ▁territory ▁became ▁a ▁Roman ▁client ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁Pont ids ▁ ▁M ith rid ates ▁VI ▁of ▁Pont us ▁( 1 0 8 ▁BC   – ▁ 6 4 ▁BC ) ▁Ph arn aces ▁( 6 4 ▁BC   – ▁ 4 7 ▁BC ) ▁As ander ▁( 4 7 ▁BC   – ▁ 1 7 ▁BC ) ▁S cri bon ius ▁( 1 7 ▁BC   – ▁ 1 6 ▁BC ) ▁ ▁M igration ▁period ▁( c . ▁ 2 0 0 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 8 0 0 ) ▁ ▁In ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁the ▁Great ▁M igration ▁Period ▁k icked ▁off ▁with ▁the ▁descent ▁of ▁the ▁Goth s ▁from ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁region ▁into ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁modern ▁Ukraine , ▁about ▁AD ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁They ▁either ▁took ▁over ▁or ▁assim il