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were commonly practiced in Iberia. Excavation of rich burials in Bori, Armazi, and Zguderi has produced silver drinking cups with the impression of a horse either standing at a fire-altar or with its right foreleg raised above the altar. The cult of Mithras, distinguished by its syncretic character
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reports that a statue was erected in his honor and that rights to sacrifice were given. The period brought a major change to the political status of Iberia with Rome recognizing them as an ally, rather than their former status as a subject state, a political situation which remained the same, even
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beliefs and ways of life penetrated deeply the practices of the Iberian court and elite: the Armazian script and “language,” which is based on Aramaic (see Tsereteli), was adopted officially (a number of inscriptions in Aramaic of the Classical/Hellenistic periods are known from
1692:(447–502) was marked by the relative revival of the kingdom. Formally a vassal of the Persians, he secured the northern borders by subjugating the Caucasian mountaineers, and brought the adjacent western and southern Georgian lands under his control. He established an 1270:
were the early proto-Georgian tribe which played a leading role in the consolidation of Iberian tribes largely inhabiting eastern and southern Georgia. The Moschians may have moved slowly to the northeast forming settlements as they traveled. One of these was
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his capital. In 482 he led a general uprising against Persia and started a desperate war for independence that lasted for twenty years. He could not get Byzantine support and was eventually defeated, dying in battle in 502.
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as well); the court was organized on Iranian models, the elite dress was influenced by Iranian costume, the Iberian elite adopted Iranian personal names, and the official cult of Armazi (q.v.) was introduced by King
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The period following this time of prosperity was one of incessant warfare as Iberia was forced to defend against numerous invasions into its territories. Some southern parts of Iberia, that were conquered from the
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It has been advocated by various ancient and medieval authors, although they differed in approach to the problem of the initial place of their origin. The theory seems to have been popular in medieval
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in 387. However, a later ruler of Kartli, Pharsman IV (406–409), preserved his country's autonomy and ceased to pay tribute to Persia. Persia prevailed, and Sassanian kings began to appoint a viceroy (
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was slain during his failed campaign in Persia in 363, Rome ceded control of Iberia to Persia, and King Varaz-Bakur I (Asphagur) (363–365) became a Persian vassal, an outcome confirmed by the Peace of
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The written sources for the early periods of Iberia's history are mostly medieval Georgian chronicles, that modern scholarship interpret as a semi-legendary narrative. One such chronicle,
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was given by Ancient Greeks to two different peoples located at the extremities of their world (in the Iberian Peninsula and the Caucasus) due to the mythical wealth associated with them (
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While another Georgian kingdom of Colchis was administered as a Roman province, Iberia freely accepted the Roman Imperial protection. A stone inscription discovered at
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dynasty, from his base in southwestern Georgia, took advantage of the weakening of the Arab rule to establish himself as hereditary prince (with the Byzantine title
1578:(241–272). Relations between the two countries seem to have been friendly at first, as Iberia cooperated in Persian campaigns against Rome, and the Iberian king 2128:
Domínguez Monedero, Adolfo Jerónimo (1983). "Los términos "Iberia" e "Íberos" en las fuentes grecolatinas: estudio acerca de su origen y ámbito de aplicación".
1597:(298) while the Roman empire obtained control of Caucasian Iberia again as a vassal state and acknowledged the reign over all the Caucasian area, it recognized 2639: 1764:(c. 590 – 627), decided in 607 to join forces with Persia in order to reunite all the territories of Iberia, a goal he seems to have accomplished. But Emperor 1474:, and Armenia; but Rome did not establish her power permanently over Iberia. Twenty-nine years later, the Romans again marched (36 BC) on Iberia forcing King 1087: 3365: 2171: 2013:
The year 317 is the only one that century when a total eclipse of the sun was visible at Mtskheta. To convert before the Council of Nicaea in 325.
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and Pharsman II were strained, though Hadrian is said to have sought to appease Pharsman. However, it was only under Hadrian's successor
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Muskhelishvili, David; Samsonadze, Mikheil; Daushvili, Alexander (2009). History of Georgia: from ancient times to 2009. Tbilisi, p. 69.
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The story of Alexander's invasion of Kartli, although legendary, nevertheless reflects the establishment of Georgian monarchy in the
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who had been subdued by force of arms. But the aggressive tendencies of the Sasanians were evident in their propagation of
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to revive the kingdom of Iberia in 582, but in 591 Byzantium and Persia agreed to divide Iberia between them, with
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was dethroned by his own subjects, after converting to Zoroastrianism, and the crown given to the Armenian prince
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Roman predominance proved crucial in religious matters, since King Mirian III and leading nobles converted to
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At the beginning of the 7th century the truce between Byzantium and Persia collapsed. The Iberian prince
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History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. I - History of Georgia from ancient times to the 4th century AD
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The Sasanian World Through Georgian Eyes: The Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature
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The next two centuries saw a continuation of Roman influence over the area, but by the reign of King
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and the desire of later Georgian literati to connect this event to the celebrated conqueror.
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Lortkipanidze, Mariam; Japaridze, Otar; Muskhelishvili, David; Metreveli, Roin (2012).
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in the 3rd century BC (connected by the medieval Georgian chronicle to Zoroastrianism)
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Georgia in Antiquity: A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia, 550 BC-AD 562
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of the kingdom. Starting in the early 6th century AD, the kingdom's position as a
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that relations improved to the extent that Pharsman is said to have even visited
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Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts
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Studies in medieval Georgian historiography: early texts and Eurasian contexts
1504:(116–132) Iberia had regained some of its former power. Relations between the 1497:
fortified the ancient Mtskheta site of Arzami for the Iberian kings in AD 75.
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Hitchins, Keith (2001). "GEORGIA ii. History of Iranian-Georgian Relations".
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Mariam Lortkipanidze, Roin Metreveli, Kings of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2007, p. 41
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The Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods
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Iberia Caucasia. Ein Kleinkönigreich im Spannungsfeld großer Imperien.
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Decisive for the future history of Iberia was the foundation of the
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The term "Caucasian Iberia" is also used to distinguish it from the
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had become a second official religion in eastern Georgia alongside
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as his suzerain. Iberia thus became a tributary state and an Arab
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who ascended the Iberian throne in 93 BC, establishing the
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The similarity of the name with the old inhabitants of the
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From the first centuries of the Christian era, the cult of
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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions
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about 653. At the beginning of the 9th century, eristavi
1006:(578–590) abolished the monarchy after the death of King 4453:
States and territories disestablished in the 6th century
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States and territories established in the 4th century BC
1745:(governor). Georgian nobles urged the Byzantine emperor 1601:, the first of the Chosroid dynasty, as king of Iberia. 2252: 2647: 1061: 851: 2309: 2082:
William Coffman McDermott, Wallace Everett Caldwell.
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His successors controlled the mountain passes of the
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Indiana University Press. p. 22. 2327: 2006: 1970: 1955: 1931: 1903: 1798:reached Iberia about 645 and forced its 1438: 1238: 2384:Rowman & Littlefield, 6 feb. 2015 1881:Georgian monarchs family tree of Iberia 1673:, and by the middle of the 5th century 1419:Roman period and Roman/Parthian rivalry 14: 4400: 2612:Studies in Christian Caucasian History 2523: 2507:Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 4 2315: 2189:Studies in Christian Caucasian History 1708: 3347: 3130: 2864: 2621: 2220:, vol 601. Peeters Publishers, 2003. 2009:Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia 1973:Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia 1958:Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia 1934:Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia 1906:Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia 1619:around 317 and declared Orthodoxy as 610:Armenia within the Kingdom of Georgia 3373: 2514: 2401: 2258: 2231: 1684:The early reign of the Iberian king 1041:All exonyms are likely derived from 2597:(London: Thames & Hudson, 1966) 2241:, pp. 141-142. 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This is also reflected in 618:Turkoman invasions of Georgia 272: 183:Annexation by Sassanid Persia 58: 3903:Russian-occupied territories 3734:Timeline of Georgian history 2604:Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2021. 2567: 2473:Ivane Javakhishvili (1983). 2402:Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994). 2205:Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia 1844:Eastern and Western Iberians 1450:This close association with 1429:Caucasian campaign of Pompey 1152: 1130: 1115: 1096: 1079: 1062: 933:, formed the nucleus of the 862: 852: 806:Not to be confused with the 730:Red Army invasion of Georgia 614:Timurid invasions of Georgia 175:Direct Sassanid Persian rule 7: 3333:Borders of the Roman Empire 2581:Rewriting Caucasian History 2477:, p. 121. 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(2003), 2007:Rayfield, Donald (2012). 1971:Rayfield, Donald (2012). 1956:Rayfield, Donald (2012). 1932:Rayfield, Donald (2012). 1904:Rayfield, Donald (2012). 1458:brought upon the country 1294:and his people came from 1205:Adolfo Domínguez Monedero 1048: 1037:Name of Georgia (country) 983:during the reign of King 690:Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti 674:Principality of Mingrelia 578:Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti 478:Arsacid dynasty of Iberia 317: 313: 299: 282: 263: 259: 249: 239: 219: 193: 171:(363–482 AD, 502–523 AD) 105: 90: 68: 57: 43: 3871:Administrative divisions 3612:Shah Abbas I's invasions 3575:Principality of Abkhazia 3518:First Kingdom of Kakheti 3169:partially or temporarily 2801:Principality of Samtskhe 2774:Principality of Abkhazia 2736:First Kingdom of Kakheti 2525:Spaeth, Barbette Stanley 2109:Tbilisi State University 2025:Ehsan Yarshater (1983). 1472:Mithradates VI of Pontus 1425:Georgia in the Roman era 1150:. 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Caucasian Iberians
Kingdom of Iberia (disambiguation)
Iberia (disambiguation)
Flag of Iberia, Kartli
Flag of the kingdom
Christianization of Iberia
Colchis and Iberia
Colchis
Seleucid Empire
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Sassanid Persia
Eastern Roman Empire
Armazi
Mtskheta
Tbilisi
Greek
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Old Georgian
Monarchy
Antiquity
Pharnavaz I
Christianization of Iberia
Mirian III
Sasanian control
Principality of Iberia
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History of Georgia

Prehistoric Georgia

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