Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) in his Natural History mentions a "port of the Achæi" and an "island of Achilles", famous for the tomb of that "man" (), situated somewhat nearby Olbia and the Dnieper-Bug Estuary; furthermore, at 125 Roman miles from this island, he places a peninsula "which stretches forth in the shape of a sword" obliquely, called Dromos Achilleos (Ἀχιλλέως δρόμος, Achilléōs drómos "the Race-course of Achilles") and considered the place of the hero's exercise or of games instituted by him.
plˈaɪni ðɪ ˈɛldɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˌeɪdˈiː ɪn hɪz nˈætʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi mˈɛnʃənz ˈeɪ "pˈoːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐtʃˈiːi" ænd æn "ˈaɪlənd ʌv ɐkˈɪliːz", fˈeɪməs fɚðə tˈuːm ʌv ðˈæt "mˈæn", sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd sˈʌmwʌt nˈɪɹbaɪ ˈɑːlbiə ænd ðə dnˈiːpɚbˈʌɡ ˈɛstjuːˌɛɹi; fˌɜːðɚmˈoːɹ, æt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɹˈoʊmən mˈaɪlz fɹʌm ðɪs ˈaɪlənd, hiː plˈeɪsᵻz ɐ pənˈɪnsjʊlə "wˌɪtʃ stɹˈɛtʃᵻz fˈɔːɹθ ɪnðə ʃˈeɪp əvə sˈoːɹd" oʊblˈiːkli, kˈɔːld dɹˈoʊmoʊz ɐtʃˈɪlɪˌoʊz lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊtʃˈaɪaɪˈoʊɾəlˈæmdəlˈæmdəˈɛpsɪlˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪɡəsˈɪɡmə dˈɛltəɹˈoʊˈoʊmɪkɹənmjˈuːˈoʊmɪkɹənsˈɪɡmə, ɐtʃˈɪleɪˌoʊz dɹˈoʊmoʊz "ðə ɹˈeɪskˈoːɹs ʌv ɐkˈɪliːz"ænd kənsˈɪdɚd ðə plˈeɪs ʌvðə hˈiəɹoʊz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ɔːɹ ʌv ɡˈeɪmz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd baɪ hˌɪm.