Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russia; to the west by the Black Sea, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3.9 million, of which over a third live in Tbilisi, the capital and largest city. Georgians, who are native to the region and constitute the majority of the population, are ethno-linguistically distinct from all of their neighboring nations and primarily speak Georgian, a Kartvelian language that has no relation to any other language family in the world.
Its population, the Colchians, are generally believed to have been primarily early Zan-speaking tribes, ancestral to the modern Laz and Mingrelian peoples. According to David Marshall Lang: "one of the most important elements in the modern Georgian nation, the Colchians were probably established in the Caucasus by the Middle Bronze Age." (Full article...)
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The Battle of Kapetron or Kapetrou was fought between a Byzantine-Georgian army and the Seljuq Turks at the plain of Kapetron (modern Hasankale/Pasinler in northeastern Turkey) in 1048. The event was the culmination of a major raid led by the Seljuq prince Ibrahim Inal into Byzantine-ruled Armenia. A combination of factors meant that the regular Byzantine forces were at a considerable numerical disadvantage against the Turks: the local thematic armies had been disbanded, while many of the professional troops had been diverted to the Balkans to face the revolt of Leo Tornikios. As a result, the Byzantine commanders, Aaron and Katakalon Kekaumenos, disagreed on how best to confront the invasion. Kekaumenos favoured an immediate and pre-emptive strike, while Aaron favoured a more cautious strategy until the arrival of reinforcements. Emperor Constantine IX chose the latter option and ordered his forces to adopt a passive stance, while requesting aid from the ruler of Georgian Duchy of Kldekari, Liparit IV. This allowed the Turks to ravage at will, notably leading to the sack and destruction of the great commercial centre of Artze.
After the Georgians arrived, the combined Byzantine–Georgian force gave battle at Kapetron (modern Hasankale). In a fierce nocturnal battle, the Christian allies managed to repel the Turks, and Aaron and Kekaumenos, in command of the two flanks, pursued the Turks until the next morning. In the centre, however, Inal managed to capture Liparit, a fact of which the two Byzantine commanders were not informed until after they had given thanks to God for their victory. Inal was able to return unmolested to the Seljuq capital at Rayy, carrying enormous plunder. The two sides exchanged embassies, leading to the release of Liparit and the start of diplomatic relations between the Byzantine and Seljuq courts. Emperor Constantine IX took steps to strengthen his eastern frontier, but due to infighting the Turkish invasions did not recommence until 1054. The Turks experienced increasing success, aided by the renewed diversion of Byzantine troops to the Balkans to fight the Pechenegs, disputes between the various ethnic groups of the eastern Byzantine provinces, and the decline of the Byzantine army. (Full article...)
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Kingdom of Lazica. (from History of Georgia (country))
Self-portrait, 1900, Private collection (from Niko Pirosmani)
Wall Painting in Georgia's ancient monastery, Shio-Mghvime (from Culture of Georgia (country))
George III as depicted on a medieval fresco from Vardzia (from History of Georgia (country))
Photos of the 9 April 1989 Massacre victims (mostly young women) on billboard in Tbilisi (from History of Georgia (country))
Sandro Akhmeteli, a leading Georgian theater director. (from Culture of Georgia (country))
Iranian Lion, from 1862 until 1918, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Lobio (from Georgian cuisine)
A Fisherman, 1900s, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Details from Pirosmani's paintings Threshing and Fisherman in a Red Shirt on the 5 lari banknote of the 2017 series. (from Niko Pirosmani)
A Peasant Woman with Children Going to Fetch Water, 1900s, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
White Cow on a Black Background, 1915, Private collection (from Niko Pirosmani)
Eduard Shevardnadze, second President of Georgia (1995–2003) (from History of Georgia (country))
Lisa Batiashvili, leading Georgian violinist of her generation. (from Culture of Georgia (country))
A Doe against Landscape (Stag), 1913, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Coronation of Demetrius I, a fresco from Matskhvarishi, 1140 (from History of Georgia (country))
Roman Bagration, member of a Georgian military family, participated in campaigns to recapture historically Georgian lands from the Ottoman Empire. (from History of Georgia (country))
Bronze lamp featuring Zeus and Ganymede from western Georgia, c. 3rd century BC, Georgian National Museum (from History of Georgia (country))
Janitor (from Niko Pirosmani)
Location of Georgia (including Abkhazia and South Ossetia) and the Russian part of North Caucasus. (from History of Georgia (country))
Black Lion, 1905 (from Niko Pirosmani)
Adjarian khachapuri. (from Georgian cuisine)
Ilia Chavchavadze, leader of the Georgian national revival in the 1860s. (from History of Georgia (country))
Little Girl with a Balloon, 1900s, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Ambrosius of Georgia opposed the Soviet regime, for which he faced repressions during the Red Terror (from History of Georgia (country))
Tatar camel driver (from Niko Pirosmani)
Leek with walnut paste (from Georgian cuisine)
King Mirian III established Christianity in Georgia as the official state religion in 324. (from History of Georgia (country))
Mikheil Saakashvili with George W. Bush. (from History of Georgia (country))
Princess Ekaterine resisted Turkish encroachment in Western Georgia. (from History of Georgia (country))
Giraffe, 1900s, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Portrait of Alexander Garanov, 1906, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Batumi port, 1900s, Art Museum of Georgia (from Niko Pirosmani)
Queen Tamar and her father King George III, fresco from Vardzia. (from History of Georgia (country))
A Georgian Woman with Tamboreen / Georgian woman with Lechaki, 1910s, Private collection (from Niko Pirosmani)
Royal armour of King Alexander III, dating back to the early 1600s. Held at the Georgian National Museum. (from History of Georgia (country))
Titsian Tabidze, a Georgian poet persecuted by the Soviet authorities (from Culture of Georgia (country))
A Tatar Fruiterer, 1910, Georgian National Museum (from Niko Pirosmani)
Hall in Tbilisi, where Georgia's independence was proclaimed in 1918 (from History of Georgia (country))
Frescoes from the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, an example of Georgian medieval art depicting ships and monsters at sea. (from Culture of Georgia (country))
19th century Georgian noble family: General Solomon Makashvili and family around 1900 (from History of Georgia (country))
Healer on a Donkey, 1900s, Sighnaghi Museum (from Niko Pirosmani)
Ceremonial crown of the Georgian high nobility, an example of metalwork from the early modern period (from Culture of Georgia (country))
Chakapuli (from Georgian cuisine)
Dambalkhacho cheese. (from Georgian cuisine)
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