Central part of Kutaisi in Region Imereti of Georgia
Later it was capital of the kingdom of Lazica until being occupied briefly by the Arabs. An Arab incursion into western Georgia was repelled by Abkhazians jointly with Lazic and Iberian allies in 736, towards c.786, Leon II won his full independence from Byzantine and transferred his capital to the Kutaisi, thus unifying Lazica and Abasgia via a dynastic union. The latter led the unification of Georgian monarchy in the 11th century.
View Full Image on Dreamstime
Keywords:
13722120123rdaboutacknowledgeagesancientandapolloniusarchaeologicalargonauticaargonautsauthorbelievedbothcapitalcentralcenturiescitiescitycolchisconsidereddecentraliseeffortepicevidencefifthfunctionedgeorgiageorgiangovernmentgreekhistoricallyimeretiindicatesitsjasonjourneykilometreskingdomkutaisilaterlegislativemajormiddlemilesmostmovedoneparliamentpartpoempopulousregionrhodiusrioniriverservedsituatedsixthstatustbilisithattheirwaswestwestern
Username: Hovikm
Editorial: No
Width: 3872 pixels
Height: 2592 pixels
Downloads: 0
Image ID: 126206179