Home > Caucasian Iberia
Caucasian Iberia is the term designated to the Kingdom of Iberia ( 4th century BC– 5th century AD) established in Eastern Georgia by the Georgians ( Kartvelians ).The king of Iberia, Farnavaz I was a reformer of the Georgian alphabet ( 284 BC). He was also founder of the dynasty of Farnavazians ( 284 BC- 5th century AD). The capital of this Kingdom was Mtskheta.
In the 4th century AD, Equal-to-the Apostles Saint Nino of Cappadocia took Christianity to the Kingdom of Iberia. In 317 it was adopted as the state religion by the rulers of Iberia, King Mirian and Queen Nana.
The main Georgian sources of the history of the Kingdom of Iberia are old Georgian chronicles collected in Kartlis Tskhovreba ("History of Georgia").
The term "Caucasian Iberia" is an anachronism, used to distinguish it from the Iberian peninsula, where modern day SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc and PortugalRepublica Portuguesa ( In Detail) National motto: None Official language Portuguese 3 Capital Lisbon President Jorge Sampaio Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes Area Total % water World ranking: 109th 92,391 km˛0. 5 % Population Total ( 2004) Density World are located.
1 See also
- Ibero-Caucasian peoples .
- Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic ChurchThe Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church is one of the world's most ancient Christian Churches, founded in the 1st century by the Apostle Andrew. Christianity in Ancient and Feudal Georgia The Apostle Andrew the First-called went to preach in Georgia wi
- History of GeorgiaThis article is about the history of the country Georgia. For the history of the U. state of Georgia, see History of Georgia (U. The recorded history of Georgia dates back more than 4,000 years and the Georgian language is one of the oldest living languag
2 Literature
- Pavle Ingorokva. Old Georgian chronicle "Moktsevai Kartlisai" and the List of the Kings of Iberia.- Bulletin of the State Museum of Georgia, vol. XI-B, Tbilisi, 1942, pp. 259–320 (in Georgian)
- Leonti Mroveli. "Tskhovreba Kartvelta Mepeta". "Kartlis Tskhovreba" (Edited by Simon Kaukhchishvili), Tbilisi, 1942 (in Georgian)
Former countries
History of Georgia
