The pages of this publication feature two millennia of history in modern Ukraine. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the period from X to III centuries. N. BC, the second - from the third century. to the ninth century. The content of the book was developed in order to involve in its writing a wide range of specialists who are best researched and understand certain issues. Information on language, religion, mythology, technical achievements, economics, art and military affairs of ancient times is collected under one cover. The book contains a lot of unique information, the results of the latest research, some sections have become the first swallows in the coverage of certain topics to such an extent.