Georgia in Antiquity - A History of Colchis and Transcaucasian Iberia, 550 Bc-Ad 562

Zusatztext remarkable that it should have been written by a British scholar! who has an excellent knowledge of the Russian and Georgian languages - an exceptionally rare combination amongst academics outside Georgia itself ... The book is a beginning for th study of ancient Georgia in modern English language historiography. Zusammenfassung A work on ancient Georgia, the mythical home of Medea and Prometheus, and historically at the centre of the successive struggles for power by the Persians, Greeks, Romans and later, the Byzantine Empire. The author has first-hand knowledge of most of the area discussed.

Product details

• Authors: David Braund
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.1994
• EAN: 9780198144731
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814473-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; European History, Georgia, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory