The
Tauri (; in
Ancient Greek), also
Scythotauri,
Tauri Scythae,
Tauroscythae (
Pliny,
H. N. 4.85) were a people settled on the southern coast of the
Crimea peninsula, inhabiting the
Crimean Mountains and the narrow strip of land between the mountains and the
Black Sea. They gave their name to the peninsula, which was known in ancient times as
Taurica,
Taurida and
Tauris.