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Tamar of Georgia
Definition by Michael Goodyear

Tamar of Georgia

Tamar was the queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213 CE. She is considered one of the greatest of medieval Georgia's monarchs, and she presided over its greatest territorial expansion, taking advantage of the decline of other major powers in...
7 Ancient Sites in Georgia
Article by Carole Raddato

7 Ancient Sites in Georgia

Georgia, lying at the junction of Europe and Asia, is a country of ancient myths with a rich and turbulent history. Home to the first European hominids and the birthplace of wine, Georgia's roots trace back to ancient civilisations. Throughout...
David IV the Builder
Definition by Michael Goodyear

David IV the Builder

David IV the Builder or the Restorer (also known as Davit IV Aghmashenebeli) was the king of Georgia from 1089 to 1125 CE. His long reign was marked by a substantial revival of medieval Georgia, he regained much of Georgia's lost territory...
Colchis & Iberia in Antiquity
Article by Tedo Dundua

Colchis & Iberia in Antiquity

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...
Horse-Figured Temple Pendants from Georgia
Image by Carole Raddato

Horse-Figured Temple Pendants from Georgia

Gold temple rings with horse pendants, from the grave of a noblewoman in eastern Georgia, dated to the 4th century BCE. National Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Siege of Savannah
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Siege of Savannah

The Siege of Savannah (16 September to 20 October 1779) was a significant engagement in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to retake Savannah, Georgia, which had fallen to the British the previous year, a Franco-American force...
Interview: The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert by John Lee
Interview by Kelly Macquire

Interview: The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert by John Lee

John Lee joins World History Encyclopedia to tell us all about his new book, The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert. Kelly (WHE): Thank you so much for joining me! Let us start by talking about what the book is...
Byzantine Fortress of Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi), Georgia
Image by Carole Raddato

Byzantine Fortress of Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi), Georgia

Archaeopolis is a Byzantine city-fortress in ancient Lazica (Colchis) in modern-day western Georgia commanding the junction of the River Tekhuri and a strategic route to the north. Archaeopolis played a pivotal part in the 6th-century CE...
Mount Kazbeg in the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia
Image by Carole Raddato

Mount Kazbeg in the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia

View of the 14th-century Gergeti Trinity Church with Mount Kazbek (or Mount Kazbegi) in the background. Mount Kazbek is associated in Georgian folklore with the mighty hero Amirani, the Georgian version of Prometheus, who was chained on the...
Bronze Belt from Ancient Georgia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Bronze Belt from Ancient Georgia

This is a belt made of bronze that was uncovered in eastern Georgia and dates from the second half of the second millennium BCE. It was made by the Trialeti Culture. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)
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