Short video about the international conference organized by Institute of Georgian History, Facult... more Short video about the international conference organized by Institute of Georgian History, Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very important source of Georgian... more Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very important source of Georgian History. If not them, history of Kartli/Iberia would have been based only on later Georgian or contemporary Greek and Roman narrative sources and this is not suffi cient. On the other hand, history of western Georgia (Colchis), as a result of denunciation of western Georgian historical memory, is based mostly on Greek and Roman narrative, epigraphic and numismatic material. The book intends to bring
in fresh interpretations on well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones to scientific community. The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.
Genesis and history of Greek colonies in Western Georgia are discussed in the book. Status of the... more Genesis and history of Greek colonies in Western Georgia are discussed in the book. Status of the colonies - whether they were poleis or emporia - is addressed in details. Some aspect less covered before in historiography are also discussed. Book is intended for scientific society as well as for the wider audience
Scholars have been studying Medea and Argonauts for a long time. Despite this, some aspects of th... more Scholars have been studying Medea and Argonauts for a long time. Despite this, some aspects of this topic still needs treatment, especially from Kartvelological point of view. Reception of antiquity in Medieval and Renaissance Age is an urgent topic not only for Kartvelology, but for historiography in general. The book intends to sum up the first works of the author concerning the issue. Book is intended for the specialists, as well as for a wide spectre of scholars who are interested in History of Georgia, Ancient History and Archaeology, Medieval History and etc. (The book is In Georgian and English)
Proceedings. Institute of Georgian History. Faculty of Humanities. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2024
The paper is about Comfort food in Ancient Colchis. The report was given at the 14th Celtic Confe... more The paper is about Comfort food in Ancient Colchis. The report was given at the 14th Celtic Conference in Classics. Panel 27 “Comfort Food in the Greek and Roman Worlds”, July 11-14, 2023, Coimbra (Portugal).
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Humanities Institute of Georgian History Proceedings XVIII , 2022
British and New Zealand press paid some attention to Georgia, most
notably, August War became the... more British and New Zealand press paid some attention to Georgia, most notably, August War became the common topic of their interest. Additionally, British press was interested in the collapse of the Soviet Union, while New Zealand press paid attention to some social and political issues inside their countries and connected Georgia with those topics, for example, the death of Georgian sportsman during Vancouver Olympiad was used to criticize New Zealand television’s way of covering news or South Ossetia (Samachablo) was mentioned as place of political exile while addressing political outcasts of New Zealand. British authors usually are better informed about political events in Georgia and therefore, British cartoons reveal more in-depth acute political satire, while New Zealand authors are less informed and therefore their cartoons either show some superficial knowledge or reveal quite indifferent attitude towards the events. New Zealand authors usually are critical to every country involved in political processes, for example, during August War they criticized Georgia, USA and Russia equally, while the British authors were more prone to blame Russia. Overall, these cartoons are very interesting to show the attitude of more or less neutral or even very neutral press towards international events involving Georgia. Also, they are very useful tool to study cartoons created by objective and neutral authors.
Comparing Greek Colonies Mobility and Settlement Consolidation from Southern Italy to the Black Sea (8th – 6th Century BC). Proceedings of the International Conference (Rome, 7.–9.11.2018), 2022
The status of the Greek colonies in ancient Colchis became a matter of much debate in historiogra... more The status of the Greek colonies in ancient Colchis became a matter of much debate in historiography in the late-20thand early 21st century, especially among Georgianscholars.1Despite a great deal of work dedicated to the issue, the status of those settlements still needs additional attention. Since most Georgian scholars have been prone to discuss them as emporia, less effort has been made to suss out the characteristics of poleis. Our purpose is to overview all possible arguments and analyze to what extent the Greek colonies in Colchis can be interpreted as Poleis.
Proceedings in Archaeology and History of Ancient and Medieval Black Sea Region, 2021
Three Greek inscriptions found in Mtskheta reveal interesting information about Ancient Iberian r... more Three Greek inscriptions found in Mtskheta reveal interesting information about Ancient Iberian royal court. However, identification of each of the persons, especially the king, is quite problematic. Still, there are some possibilities to deal. King of Iberia is mentioned in all three inscriptions, one of them reveals his name fully, another one partially, while king's name is lost in the third one, however, one passage may still give us some hints about his identity or at least about Roman aspirations of Iberian court. Queen Dracontis is known only from one inscription. As for the royal official-commander in-chief and the only minister of Iberian king Anagranes, he is mentioned in all three inscriptions, being himself the sponsor of all the constructions. The paper focuses more on the issue of identification of King Amazasp mentioned in these inscriptions and some other issues connected with the major topic.
The paper deals with the principal aspect of Graeco-Colchian relations, i.e. colonization, using ... more The paper deals with the principal aspect of Graeco-Colchian relations, i.e. colonization, using narrative, archaeology and numismatics. Empiric level of the issue is as follows: Pomponius Mela narrates that city of Phasis in Colchis at the East Black (Pontic) Sea Coast (modern Photi, West Georgia) was founded by Themistagoras the Milesian (Pomp. Mela. I. 108).[1] The note dates back to the end of the 6th c. B.C. According to Arrianus, Dioscurias (modern Sokhumi, West Georgia) also was founded by the Milesians (Arr. Peripl. 12).[2] The note dates back again to the end of the 6th c. B.C. Ps.-Scylax writes about Hellenic cities in Colchis. They are as follows-Phasis and Gyenos (modern Ochamchire, West Georgia) (Ps.-Scylax. Asia. 81).[3] This note dates back already to the midst of the 4th c. B.C. We do not have Aristotle's (?) full account of Phasian constitution (Ps.-Heracl. Polit. XVIII.).[4] And Strabo describes Dioscurias and Phasis as trading places of the Colchians (Strabo. XI. 2. 16, 17).[5] Pliny mentions pillaged Pitius (Bichvinta, Western Georgia), and also, castellum Sebastopolis instead of city of Dioscurias/Sebastopolis (Plin. NH. VI. 14-16).[6] Arrian in 131 saw no Greeks in Phasis and Sebastopolis (Arr. Peripl. 11-12).[7] What happened to them? According to Ephorus (via Aristotle), they ran away from there to Miletus (Arist. Fr. 557).[8] Why did the Greeks leave Colchis? Hippocrates narrates about bad climate and dangerous humidity in Colchis, and also, yellow coloring of the skin of fat and lazy Phasians (Hippocr. 15).[9] This schematic story needs to be filled up, using numismatics. Apollo was main deity of Phasis, according to records and numismatics. Lion, symbol of Apollo, is depicted on the local coins. Obverse: Lying hermaphrodite lion to the right/left with a head turned back.
ვანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი
ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი
... more ვანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი საქართველოს ისტორიის ინსტიტუტი შრომები
II
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Humanities Institute of Georgian History Proceedings
II
გამომცემლობა „მერიდიანი“, Meridian Publishers თბილისი, Tbilisi 2011
ზვიად გამსახურდია: პოლიტიკა, მეცნიერება, ლიტერატურა. , 2020
Studies about political cartoons have been conducted only from the beginning of the 20th c. Howev... more Studies about political cartoons have been conducted only from the beginning of the 20th c. However, before late 60s methodology was not established well. Later this gap was filled by several scholars and several works were published. Studies concerning political cartoons are extremely few and rare in Georgia, especially those which discuss methodology. The purpose of our paper is to establish methodology relevant for Georgian material based on specific empirical data – cartoons created about Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Majority of the materials are of Georgian origin, however one cartoon was published in United Kingdom and this cartoon is used for comparison. Paper is published in Georgian with a summary in English
Short video about the international conference organized by Institute of Georgian History, Facult... more Short video about the international conference organized by Institute of Georgian History, Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very important source of Georgian... more Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very important source of Georgian History. If not them, history of Kartli/Iberia would have been based only on later Georgian or contemporary Greek and Roman narrative sources and this is not suffi cient. On the other hand, history of western Georgia (Colchis), as a result of denunciation of western Georgian historical memory, is based mostly on Greek and Roman narrative, epigraphic and numismatic material. The book intends to bring
in fresh interpretations on well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones to scientific community. The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.
Genesis and history of Greek colonies in Western Georgia are discussed in the book. Status of the... more Genesis and history of Greek colonies in Western Georgia are discussed in the book. Status of the colonies - whether they were poleis or emporia - is addressed in details. Some aspect less covered before in historiography are also discussed. Book is intended for scientific society as well as for the wider audience
Scholars have been studying Medea and Argonauts for a long time. Despite this, some aspects of th... more Scholars have been studying Medea and Argonauts for a long time. Despite this, some aspects of this topic still needs treatment, especially from Kartvelological point of view. Reception of antiquity in Medieval and Renaissance Age is an urgent topic not only for Kartvelology, but for historiography in general. The book intends to sum up the first works of the author concerning the issue. Book is intended for the specialists, as well as for a wide spectre of scholars who are interested in History of Georgia, Ancient History and Archaeology, Medieval History and etc. (The book is In Georgian and English)
Proceedings. Institute of Georgian History. Faculty of Humanities. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2024
The paper is about Comfort food in Ancient Colchis. The report was given at the 14th Celtic Confe... more The paper is about Comfort food in Ancient Colchis. The report was given at the 14th Celtic Conference in Classics. Panel 27 “Comfort Food in the Greek and Roman Worlds”, July 11-14, 2023, Coimbra (Portugal).
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Humanities Institute of Georgian History Proceedings XVIII , 2022
British and New Zealand press paid some attention to Georgia, most
notably, August War became the... more British and New Zealand press paid some attention to Georgia, most notably, August War became the common topic of their interest. Additionally, British press was interested in the collapse of the Soviet Union, while New Zealand press paid attention to some social and political issues inside their countries and connected Georgia with those topics, for example, the death of Georgian sportsman during Vancouver Olympiad was used to criticize New Zealand television’s way of covering news or South Ossetia (Samachablo) was mentioned as place of political exile while addressing political outcasts of New Zealand. British authors usually are better informed about political events in Georgia and therefore, British cartoons reveal more in-depth acute political satire, while New Zealand authors are less informed and therefore their cartoons either show some superficial knowledge or reveal quite indifferent attitude towards the events. New Zealand authors usually are critical to every country involved in political processes, for example, during August War they criticized Georgia, USA and Russia equally, while the British authors were more prone to blame Russia. Overall, these cartoons are very interesting to show the attitude of more or less neutral or even very neutral press towards international events involving Georgia. Also, they are very useful tool to study cartoons created by objective and neutral authors.
Comparing Greek Colonies Mobility and Settlement Consolidation from Southern Italy to the Black Sea (8th – 6th Century BC). Proceedings of the International Conference (Rome, 7.–9.11.2018), 2022
The status of the Greek colonies in ancient Colchis became a matter of much debate in historiogra... more The status of the Greek colonies in ancient Colchis became a matter of much debate in historiography in the late-20thand early 21st century, especially among Georgianscholars.1Despite a great deal of work dedicated to the issue, the status of those settlements still needs additional attention. Since most Georgian scholars have been prone to discuss them as emporia, less effort has been made to suss out the characteristics of poleis. Our purpose is to overview all possible arguments and analyze to what extent the Greek colonies in Colchis can be interpreted as Poleis.
Proceedings in Archaeology and History of Ancient and Medieval Black Sea Region, 2021
Three Greek inscriptions found in Mtskheta reveal interesting information about Ancient Iberian r... more Three Greek inscriptions found in Mtskheta reveal interesting information about Ancient Iberian royal court. However, identification of each of the persons, especially the king, is quite problematic. Still, there are some possibilities to deal. King of Iberia is mentioned in all three inscriptions, one of them reveals his name fully, another one partially, while king's name is lost in the third one, however, one passage may still give us some hints about his identity or at least about Roman aspirations of Iberian court. Queen Dracontis is known only from one inscription. As for the royal official-commander in-chief and the only minister of Iberian king Anagranes, he is mentioned in all three inscriptions, being himself the sponsor of all the constructions. The paper focuses more on the issue of identification of King Amazasp mentioned in these inscriptions and some other issues connected with the major topic.
The paper deals with the principal aspect of Graeco-Colchian relations, i.e. colonization, using ... more The paper deals with the principal aspect of Graeco-Colchian relations, i.e. colonization, using narrative, archaeology and numismatics. Empiric level of the issue is as follows: Pomponius Mela narrates that city of Phasis in Colchis at the East Black (Pontic) Sea Coast (modern Photi, West Georgia) was founded by Themistagoras the Milesian (Pomp. Mela. I. 108).[1] The note dates back to the end of the 6th c. B.C. According to Arrianus, Dioscurias (modern Sokhumi, West Georgia) also was founded by the Milesians (Arr. Peripl. 12).[2] The note dates back again to the end of the 6th c. B.C. Ps.-Scylax writes about Hellenic cities in Colchis. They are as follows-Phasis and Gyenos (modern Ochamchire, West Georgia) (Ps.-Scylax. Asia. 81).[3] This note dates back already to the midst of the 4th c. B.C. We do not have Aristotle's (?) full account of Phasian constitution (Ps.-Heracl. Polit. XVIII.).[4] And Strabo describes Dioscurias and Phasis as trading places of the Colchians (Strabo. XI. 2. 16, 17).[5] Pliny mentions pillaged Pitius (Bichvinta, Western Georgia), and also, castellum Sebastopolis instead of city of Dioscurias/Sebastopolis (Plin. NH. VI. 14-16).[6] Arrian in 131 saw no Greeks in Phasis and Sebastopolis (Arr. Peripl. 11-12).[7] What happened to them? According to Ephorus (via Aristotle), they ran away from there to Miletus (Arist. Fr. 557).[8] Why did the Greeks leave Colchis? Hippocrates narrates about bad climate and dangerous humidity in Colchis, and also, yellow coloring of the skin of fat and lazy Phasians (Hippocr. 15).[9] This schematic story needs to be filled up, using numismatics. Apollo was main deity of Phasis, according to records and numismatics. Lion, symbol of Apollo, is depicted on the local coins. Obverse: Lying hermaphrodite lion to the right/left with a head turned back.
ვანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი
ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი
... more ვანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი საქართველოს ისტორიის ინსტიტუტი შრომები
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Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Humanities Institute of Georgian History Proceedings
II
გამომცემლობა „მერიდიანი“, Meridian Publishers თბილისი, Tbilisi 2011
ზვიად გამსახურდია: პოლიტიკა, მეცნიერება, ლიტერატურა. , 2020
Studies about political cartoons have been conducted only from the beginning of the 20th c. Howev... more Studies about political cartoons have been conducted only from the beginning of the 20th c. However, before late 60s methodology was not established well. Later this gap was filled by several scholars and several works were published. Studies concerning political cartoons are extremely few and rare in Georgia, especially those which discuss methodology. The purpose of our paper is to establish methodology relevant for Georgian material based on specific empirical data – cartoons created about Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Majority of the materials are of Georgian origin, however one cartoon was published in United Kingdom and this cartoon is used for comparison. Paper is published in Georgian with a summary in English
The personality of Pacorus/Bakur the king of Lazi has become the subject of an interesting histor... more The personality of Pacorus/Bakur the king of Lazi has become the subject of an interesting historiographic discussion in recent years. The discovery of a pitcher in Achmarda with the inscription “Ἐγὼ Πάκουρος ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς ἀ μνοῖς ἒδωκα” played a key role in stimulating iscussion of this issue. There is every reason to believe that king Pacorus/Bakur played an active role in the events that occurred on the territory of Georgia in the third quarter of the 3rd century CE. We take into account the information provided in the “Scriptores Historiae Augustae”, on the facts of the discovery of Greek inscriptions on the signet from Zhinvali and on silver vessels from Gagra and Maikop, and also take into account the passage from “Life of Kartli”. There is every reason to believe that Pacorus/Bakur became king of Lazi at the behest of Antoninus Pius. The Lazi managed to unite the whole Western Georgia under their rule after half of a century. Pacorus/Bakur also supposedly participated in the power struggle in Iberia. The very fact of the discovery of a pitcher that attracted our attention suggests that Pacorus/Bakur controlled the area of modern Gagra.
A fragment of a limestone with Greek inscription was unearthed during the excavations of Sokhumi ... more A fragment of a limestone with Greek inscription was unearthed during the excavations of Sokhumi fortress. It was first published by V. V. Vetrogradova. Her reconstruction of the text and the scholarly commentaries need some refinement and additional treatment. The first line of the inscription might mention the name of the Sanigi king – Spadagas not ―decree of the people‖, however the second line is adequately translated by Vetrogradova as ―admiring‖, as for the the third line, it is extremely difficult to reconstruct and even several possible readings does not give us an exact clue about the content, still the existence of some form of the verb ―to give‖ can be tentatively argued. The fourth line is also correctly reconstructed by Vetrogradova as ―equip/prepare‖ and the last line should be the part of the word νέμονηαι rather than the word ἂνεμος. The major meaning of the word νέμονηαι is ―to deal out, dispense‖ which can also be related with the activity of Arrian in this region. Topography of the discovery and the chronology of Arrian’s travel all correspond to this assumption however poor conditions of the fragment do not give us the opportunity to argue more.
The West and the East (material for the lectures). I. This is the 1st part of the book 'Georgia a... more The West and the East (material for the lectures). I. This is the 1st part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
I Cycle of Capitalism (material for the lectures). IV.
This is the 4th part of the book 'Geor... more I Cycle of Capitalism (material for the lectures). IV.
This is the 4th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
I Cycle of Capitalism (material for the lectures). V.
This is the 5th part of the book 'Georgia ... more I Cycle of Capitalism (material for the lectures). V.
This is the 5th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
Stagnation of Ancient Society (material for the lectures). VI.
This is the 6th part of the book ... more Stagnation of Ancient Society (material for the lectures). VI.
This is the 6th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
Primitive Communism, Protofeudalism and Feudalism (material for the lectures). VII.
This is t... more Primitive Communism, Protofeudalism and Feudalism (material for the lectures). VII.
This is the 7th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
Periodization of History. (Materials for lectures).
This is the 8th part of the book 'Georgia and... more Periodization of History. (Materials for lectures). This is the 8th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
Cyclic Dialectics. Main Stages of Architectural Development and Principles of Urban Planning (mat... more Cyclic Dialectics. Main Stages of Architectural Development and Principles of Urban Planning (material for the lectures). IX.
This is the 9th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very im- portant source of Georgi... more Greek and Latin Inscriptions from Classical Antiquity represent very im- portant source of Georgian History. If not them, history of Kartli/Iberia would
have been based only on later Georgian or contemporary Greek and Roman
narrative sources and this is not sufficient. On the other hand, history of west- ern Georgia (Colchis), as a result of denunciation of western Georgian histor- ical memory, is based mostly on Greek and Roman narrative, epigraphic and numismatic material. The book intends to bring in fresh interpretations on
well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones
to scientific community.
The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in
history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.
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in fresh interpretations on well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones to scientific community. The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.
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notably, August War became the common topic of their interest. Additionally, British press was interested in the collapse of the Soviet Union, while New Zealand press paid attention to some social and political issues inside their countries and connected Georgia with those topics, for example, the death of Georgian sportsman during Vancouver Olympiad was used to criticize New Zealand television’s way of covering news or South Ossetia (Samachablo) was mentioned as place of political exile while addressing political outcasts of New Zealand. British authors usually are better informed about political events in Georgia and therefore, British cartoons reveal more in-depth acute political
satire, while New Zealand authors are less informed and therefore their cartoons either show some superficial knowledge or reveal quite indifferent attitude towards the events. New Zealand authors usually are critical to every country involved in political processes, for example, during August War they criticized Georgia, USA and Russia equally, while the British authors were more prone to blame Russia. Overall, these cartoons are very interesting to show the attitude of more or less neutral or even very neutral press towards international events involving Georgia. Also, they are very useful tool to study cartoons created by objective
and neutral authors.
ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი
საქართველოს ისტორიის ინსტიტუტი
შრომები
II
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Faculty of Humanities
Institute of Georgian History
Proceedings
II
გამომცემლობა „მერიდიანი“, Meridian Publishers
თბილისი, Tbilisi
2011
Paper is published in Georgian with a summary in English
in fresh interpretations on well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones to scientific community. The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.
Book is intended for scientific society as well as for the wider audience
Book is intended for the specialists, as well as for a wide spectre of scholars who are interested in History of Georgia, Ancient History and Archaeology, Medieval History and etc.
(The book is In Georgian and English)
notably, August War became the common topic of their interest. Additionally, British press was interested in the collapse of the Soviet Union, while New Zealand press paid attention to some social and political issues inside their countries and connected Georgia with those topics, for example, the death of Georgian sportsman during Vancouver Olympiad was used to criticize New Zealand television’s way of covering news or South Ossetia (Samachablo) was mentioned as place of political exile while addressing political outcasts of New Zealand. British authors usually are better informed about political events in Georgia and therefore, British cartoons reveal more in-depth acute political
satire, while New Zealand authors are less informed and therefore their cartoons either show some superficial knowledge or reveal quite indifferent attitude towards the events. New Zealand authors usually are critical to every country involved in political processes, for example, during August War they criticized Georgia, USA and Russia equally, while the British authors were more prone to blame Russia. Overall, these cartoons are very interesting to show the attitude of more or less neutral or even very neutral press towards international events involving Georgia. Also, they are very useful tool to study cartoons created by objective
and neutral authors.
ჰუმანიტარულ მეცნიერებათა ფაკულტეტი
საქართველოს ისტორიის ინსტიტუტი
შრომები
II
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Faculty of Humanities
Institute of Georgian History
Proceedings
II
გამომცემლობა „მერიდიანი“, Meridian Publishers
თბილისი, Tbilisi
2011
Paper is published in Georgian with a summary in English
territory of Georgia in the third quarter of the 3rd century CE. We take into account the information provided in the “Scriptores Historiae Augustae”, on the facts of the discovery of Greek inscriptions on the signet from Zhinvali and on silver vessels from Gagra and Maikop, and also take into account the passage from “Life of Kartli”. There is every reason to believe that Pacorus/Bakur became king of Lazi at the behest of Antoninus Pius. The Lazi managed to unite the whole Western Georgia under their rule after half of a century. Pacorus/Bakur also supposedly participated in the power struggle in Iberia. The very fact of the discovery of a pitcher that attracted our attention suggests that Pacorus/Bakur controlled the area of modern Gagra.
This is the 4th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
This is the 5th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
This is the 6th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
This is the 7th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
This is the 8th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
This is the 9th part of the book 'Georgia and the Rest of the World - Making of Europe and Historical Forms of European Integration' published in 2009, Tbilisi
well-known Greek and Latin inscriptions and also introduce some new ones
to scientific community.
The book is intended for scholars, also for the wider audience interested in
history of Georgia and in Greek and Latin epigraphy as well.