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The nation of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო sakartvelo) was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty by the King Bagrat III of Georgia in the early 11th century, arising from several successor states of the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia.
The Kingdom of Georgia (Georgian : საქართველოს სამეფო, romanized:sakartvelos samepo), also known as the Georgian Empire, [ 9 ] was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in c.1008 AD.
In classical antiquity and Greco-Roman geography, Colchis (/ ˈ k ɒ l k ɪ s /; [15] Ancient Greek: Κολχίς) was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi (Georgian: ეგრისი) located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia.
20 gru 2023 · The most famous Georgian kingdom was Colchis, the mythical land of Medea and the Golden Fleece. It flourished from the 13th to the 6th century BCE, thanks to its strategic location along the Black Sea and its abundant natural resources. Geography.
22 lut 2018 · Colchis (western Georgia) and Kartli/ Iberia (eastern and southern Georgia) were important regions in the Caucasus area of Eurasia from the Bronze Age of the 15th century BCE. Prospering through agriculture and trade, the region attracted Greek and then Roman colonists.
The ancient kingdom of Iberia was located in what is now modern Eastern Georgia. Prominent from Classical Antiquity through the Early Middle Ages, Iberia played a significant role in the Caucasus region, fluctuating between periods of independence and subordination to larger empires such as the Sassanid and Roman empires.
Colchis, ancient region at the eastern end of the Black Sea south of the Caucasus, in the western part of modern Georgia. It consisted of the valley of the Phasis (modern Rioni) River. In Greek mythology, Colchis was the home of Medea and the destination of the Argonauts, a land of fabulous wealth and the domain of sorcery. Historically ...
