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  Kingdoms of Eastern Europe - Georgia
Iberia was the sole main Georgian kingdom of late antiquity - occupying the east of Georgia - while the west was fractured and occupied by various tribes and kingdoms until the Kingdom of Egrisi was forged in the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Along with Egrisi, Iberia was among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (in AD 317).
Egrisi often saw battles between rivals Persia and the Byzantine Empire, both of which managed to conquer Western Georgia from time to time.
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 Egrisi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Egrisi is the ancient name of Western Georgia.
It is made of the local grape varieties cultivated on the slopes of the Caucasian mountains.
Egrisi was first produced to mark the 200th anniversary of the Georgiyevsky Treaty by which Georgia joined Russia.
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 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Egrisi
In the 1st millennium BC (9th-6st centuries BC) the territory of modern Abkhazia was a part of the ancient kingdom of (Colchis) (Kolkha) subsequently absorbed (in 63 BC) into the Kingdom of Egrisi.
At the end of the 2nd - begining of the 1st millennium B.C. in the south-eastern region of historical Georgia two major tribal unions arose; that of the Diaokhi (Tao) and the Kolkha, both continuing to the 8th cent.
B.C. the Kingdom of Egrisi came under the influence of the Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Egrisi   (931 words)

  
 Wikipedia: First Council of Nicaea
In the Arian controversy lay a great obstacle to the realization of Constantine's idea of a universal empire which was to be attained by aid of uniformity of divine worship.
As a matter of course, the oriental bishops formed the preponderating number; the first rank being held by the three archbishops Alexander of Alexandria, Eustathius of Antioch, and Macarius of Jerusalem, and by Eusebius of Nicomedia and Eusebius of Caesarea.
Among bishops was Stratofilus, bishop of Pitiunt (Bichvinta, Kingdom of Egrisi).
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 Egrisi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Egrisi (or Kolkheti) known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Lazica and Persians as Lazistan was a kingdom in the western part of Georgia, which flourished between the 6th century BC and the 7th century AD.
The first Christian king of Egrisi was Gubaz I; in the 5th century, Christianity was made the official religion of Egrisi.
This page was last modified 21:31, 12 May 2006.
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 Lazic War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lazic War also known as the Great War of Egrisi (Georgian: ეგრისის დიდი ომი, Egrisis Didi Omi) in Georgian historiography and the Colchian War, was fought between the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires for controlling the region of Lazica locally known as Egrisi, what is now western Georgia.
For Byzantines, it was a barrier against a Persian advance through Iberia to the coasts of the Black Sea.
The Persian Sassanids recognized Lazica (Egrisi) as the Byzantine sphere of influence by the Eternal Peace Treaty of 532.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lazic_War   (646 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Colchis
Egrisi (or Kolkheti) known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Lazica was a kingdom in the western part of Georgia, which flourished between the 6th century BC and the 7th century AD.
Kuji, a presiding prince (eristavi) of Egrisi under the authority of Pharnavaz I of Iberia (ca302-237 BC) (according to the medieval Georgian annals).
Homer (An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs) was well aware not only of the myth of the Argonauts ((Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece), he knew about the existence of Aea-Colchis and ancient Colchian tribes.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Colchis   (6782 words)

  
 Imereti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 800,000 Imeretians speak a Georgian dialect; they are one of the local culture-groups of the ethnically subdivided Georgian people.
In late antiquity and early Middle Ages the ancient western Georgian kingdom of Egrisi existed on the territory of Imereti.
Its king declared Christianity as an official religion of Egrisi in 523 AD.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Imereti   (304 words)

  
 GeorgiaHistory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
B.C., in the Valley of Egrisi in Western Georgia a state emerged, which ancient Greeks referred to as "the land of the Kolkhi" and about which a wealth of interesting information has survived.
Members of the high society of Kartli (Iberia) and Egrisi were well acquainted with the literature and philosophy of the East and the West.
Egrisi was repelling the Byzantines and Kartli (Iberia) the Persians.
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 NINO BIGVAVA - Personal Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Egrisi was repelling the Buzantines and Kartli the Persians.
In 523 havind subdued Kartli, they moved into Western Georgia, Their intention to seize Egrisi became the casus belli between Persia and Byzantium.
The war lasted 20 years, mostly on the territory of Egrisi, laying it waste.
www.bigvava.ge /earlystruggles.html   (417 words)

  
 Абхазия - История Абхазии, Грузия :: История Абхазии до 1993г. (ЧАСТЬ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
From the 3rd century A.D., a new Georgian state, the Kingdom of Lazica (Egrisi) advanced, supported by the Roman Empire.
By the end of the 4th century the jurisdiction of Lazica-Egrisi Kings spread over the entire territory of the historical Colchis, including the present-day Abkhazia.
After the Arabs had been withdrawn from West Georgia the Byzantine Empire recognized the house of Stepanoz-Archil as a political leader of the entire Georgia and the representatives of this family (Mir and Archil) were acknowledged as the “kings” of Kartli and Egrisi.
www.abkhazeti.ru /pub/hist/hist4/4   (2973 words)

  
 THE NAMES OF THE MOUNTAINS | Kaukasus | Shota Chartolani: Perspectives on the Development of Tourism in Svaneti
Svaneti is a geographical and historical region, settled by ancient Georgian tribes, in the North-West of Georgia, on the Southern slope of the main Caucasus range, in the mountainous region of the Enguri and Tskhenistkali rivers.
The region is strictly localized by natural frontiers which are difficult to cross: the main Caucasus range to the North, the Lechkhumi ridge in the East, the Egrisi and Kodori mountain ridges in the South-West as well as the Jvari (Libereshi) and Muri rocky passes.
Historically the ravine of the Enguri river, which is located on the northern part of the ridge, is considered as upper Svaneti (Mestia region), and the southern part, the ravine of the Tskhenistkali river, as lower Svaneti.
www.inst.at /berge/kaukasus/chartolani_s.htm   (1823 words)

  
 Republic of Georgia
The Georgian regions became known as Egrisi in the western coastal plain, and Iberia in the mountainous east, prior to its becoming a unified client state of the Roman Empire in 66 BC after the campaigns of Pompey.
It became one of the first states in the world to convert to Christianity in 337 AD, when King of Iberia Marian II established it as the official state religion.
Although it was subsequently beset by various invaders, principally Arabs, Mongols, Persians and Turks, the Georgians retained a greater or lesser degree of independence for over 1,000 years.
www.georgianfutsal.biz.ly /about.html   (2907 words)

  
 The History of Georgia
Their union disintegrated in the mid-8th century B.C. In the 8th-7th centuries B.C., the Karts, Mengrels, Chans and Svans came to the fore among the Georgian tribes, and as a result of their consolidation, a two-state confederation took shape in the 6th-4th centuries.
In the west, the Kingdom of Colchis was formed (now referred to as the Kingdom of Egrisi).
In 523, having subdued Kartli, the Persians moved into the Kingdom of Egrisi (also known as Lazica) in western Georgia.
members.tripod.com /ggdavid/georgia/history.htm   (4474 words)

  
 Georgian Art. Past and Present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This small-size (10,5x8, 2 cm) figure of a bull is also made of bronze (6th century BC).
Between the 6th century BC and the 3rd century AD there existed two states on the territory of present-day Georgia: Egrisi in the West or Colchis and Kartli in the East or Iberia.
According to the Ancient Greek literature, Egrisi was rich in gold.
geoart.iatp.org.ge /mesameeng.html   (1681 words)

  
 Lazic War - Slider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In 542, Persians invaded Egrisi (Lazica) thus beginning the Lazic war.
In 555, the allies retook Archaeopolis and routed the Persian general Nachorgan in his unsuccessful attack on Phasis (now Poti).
In the years that followed, the Persians were finally expelled from Egrisi.
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 History
Georgians called Iberia – Kartli, and Colchis Egrisi (which was later replaced by Lazika, Abkhazeti, Imereti).
The foreign name Georgia, used throughout Western Europe, is believed to come from the country's patron saint, St. George (displayed on coat of arms and flags of Georgia).
The Kingdom of Egrisi (Colches) also fell under the influence of the Iberia.
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 Egrisi: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Egrisi (or Kolkheti) was a kingdom in the western part of Georgia Georgia (country) quick summary:
The first Christian king of Egrisi was Gubaz I; in the 5th century 5th century quick summary:
(Christianity was made the official religion of Egrisi.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eg/egrisi.htm   (698 words)

  
 Egrisi - TheBestLinks.com - Abkhazia, Bishop, Christian, First Council of Nicaea, ...
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 Info-Tbilisi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The complex of Egrisi with its hotel, restaurant, bar, sauna and billiards club is your full guarantee for rest and undisturbed surrounding.
The hotel is well arranged and comfortable; it has a sauna with treatment procedures; a bar and billiards is at your disposal as well.
Safety of Egrisi complex is provided by security service.
www.info-tbilisi.com /egrisi   (134 words)

  
 Abhaza kralliginin kurulmasi
Egrisi hem ekonomik hem de politik yönden tamamen ifles etti.
Egrisi ile ayný dönemde Kartvelya yöneticilerinin eline düþecek kadar zayýflamýþtý.
Yoann Sabanidze'nin bahsettiði Abhazya'nýn sýnýrlarý Abhazya ile birlikte eski Egrisi ülkesinin tüm topraklarýný kapsamaktadýr.
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 History of Georgia
Egrisi) struck its own silver coins known in special literature as "white Colchian coins".
Kingdom of Egrisi also came under the influence of the Kingdom of Kartli.
Egrisi was repelling the Byzantines and Kartli the Persians.
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 .:Virtual Travels of City KUTAISI:. - Kutaisi (History)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In ancient and feudal times Kutaisi was the first city of West Georgia (Colchis, Egrisi, Lazika).
capital of Egrisi Kingdom, Kutaisi had for 20 years been the cause of rivalry between Iran and Byzantine.
Kutaisi became capital of the united Egrisi and Abkhasian Kingdoms.
www.kutaisi.com.ge /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=45   (782 words)

  
 GEORGIA
En este período surgió el reino de Egrisi, levantado por los Colchis, que llegó a emitir sus propias monedas de plata.
La creciente estrella de Iberia determinó muy pronto la sumisión del reino de Egrisi, lo que contribuyó a unificar a las dispersas tribus georgianas, que desde entonces empezaron a actuar como una unidad.
Solamente una fracción diminuta del reino, Egrisi y Abkhazia, logró conservar su independencia, más que nada, porque Giorgi II accedió a comprar la complicidad de los turcos mediante el pago de un elevado tributo anual.
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 Ikiteker Motosiklet Fan Kulübü Web Sitesi - Motosiklet Teorisi #11 - IS GUC VESAIRE
Buna tork egrisi denir…Henuz dogmamis olan kusursuz dahi bir muhendisin dizayni olan bir motor dumduz bir tork egrisi cizer…oysa ki bu egriyi dumduz yapmanin yolu zamanlama, yakit karisimi, egzoz degerleri, basinc-surtunme kusurlari, valflerin calisma verimliligi vb.
Tork egrisi ne kadar yatay, guc egrisi ne kadar duzgunse ve maksimum tork ve maksimum guc noktalari arasi ne kadar uzunsa o kadar sporif ve keyifli bir motorunuz var demektir.
Superbike ureticilerinin kitabinda su yazar…once iyi bir tork egrisi ve guc developmani yapilmalidir, hizlanma orani arkadan gelir.
www.ikiteker.org /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=45   (1045 words)

  
 Abkhazia Profile
Georgians lived in Egrisi under Greek Empire and latter Roman.
In Middle ages North Caucasian tribes called: ABSUAS, ABAZGIANS who lived in North Caucasus (today Kabardino- Balkaria), came down from cold Mountains of Caucasus to Warm planes of Egrisi.
Georgian King David gave them refuge in cities of Egrisi.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Senate/3864/Abkhazia-profile.html   (327 words)

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