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	Iberia Airlines
		Iberia Airlines of Spain, often shortened to Iberia, is the name of the national airline of Spain.
		In 317 it was adopted as the state religion by the rulers of Iberia, king Mirian II and queen Nana.
		The term "Caucasian Iberia" is used to distinguish it from the Iberian peninsula, where the nations of Spain and Portugal are located.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/112/iberia-airlines.html (1269 words)

	1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Georgia - Wikisource
		During one of the internecine quarrels, which were not infrequent iii Georgia, the throne fell to Mirhan or Mirian (265 – 342), a son of the Persian king, who had married a daughter of Asphagor, the last sovereign of the Arsacid dynasty.
		As early as the reign of Mirian, in the 3rd century, the organizers of the early Georgian church had looked to Byzantium, the leading Christian power in the East, for both instruction and guidance, and the connection thus begun had been strengthened as time went on.
		George IV was succeeded by his sister Rusudan, whose capital was twice captured by the Persians and her kingdom overrun and fearfully devastated by the Mongols in 1236.
	en.wikisource.org /wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Georgia (3056 words)

	ST. NINA (continue) - BESIKI SISAURI'S WEB PAGE
		Without delay Mirian sent envoys to Emperor Constantine in Rome with a request for bishops and priests to baptize the people, teach them the Christian faith, and plant and firmly establish the Lord’s Holy Church in Iberia.
		When Mirian's envoys returned to Iberia with many priests and architects, they laid the foundation of the first church in the village of Erusheti on the boundary of Kartli, saving for that church the nail from the Lord’s Cross (In the mid-thirteenth century this flail was incorporated in the crown of an episcopal mitre.
		On one occasion she mentioned its presence to King Mirian, and this presence was manifested by the flow of sweet-smelling medicinal myrrh.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/Georgian/tbilisi.html (2402 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: History of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Georgian regions became known as Egrisi in the western coastal plain, and Iberia in the mountainous east, prior to their becoming unified as a client state of the Roman Empire in 66 BC after the campaigns of Pompey.
		Mirian II (3rd century AD), Saint King Mirian was the king of Kartli (Iberia) in the Eastern Georgia.
		Tamar of Georgia Tamar (1160-1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Georgia (7575 words)

	"Mtskheta" by Valerian Mamukelashvili, Chapter 2 - www.Welcome.to/Sakartvelo
		In the 18th century, during the reign of Erekle II, the greatest part of the present fence was built.
		Such fences were built during the reign of Erekle II on his order in Kartli and Kakheti in order the population could be well sheltered while the Lezghins raided these regions.
		There are buried King Mirian, Queen Nana as we have said and also St. Abibos of Nekresi, "one of the 12 Assyrian Fathers" who had been stoned in the end of the 6th century on the order of Marzapan.
	b.sisauri.tripod.com /lit/mtskheta/mtskheta2.html (5185 words)

	Svetitskhoveli_Cathedral Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		The original church was built in IV century A.D. during the reign of Mirian III of Kartli (Iberia).
		The cathedral is surrounded by a wall, built of stone and brick during the reign of King Erekle II (Heraclius) in 1787.
		Scenes of the lives of King Mirian and Queen Nana, and portraits of the first Christian Byzantine Emperor, Constantine I, and his mother Helene, were painted by G. Gulzhavarashvili at that time.
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	mirian, mirian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mirian II (3rd century AD), Saint King Mirian was the king of Kartli (Iberia) in the Eastern...
		Mirian was already 60 years old, when he returned to his country with a Parthian...
		Mirian Acosta-Sing is the principal of The Mott Hall School, a math, science, and technology magnet school in New York City's Community School District...
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	History
		According to the legend, Christianity was reintroduced to Kartli (Iberia) by the Preacher Nino from Cappadokia.
		Iberia became one of the first states in the world to convert to Christianity in AD 317 (or 337), when King of Iberia Mirian III established it as the official state religion.
		In 1810 the King of Imereti Solomon II was forced by the Russians to flee to Turkey, and Imereti came under Russian rule, although Mengrelian and Abkhazian principalities preserved certain autonomy till 1864.
	tbileli.o-f.com /history.htm (2491 words)

	Caucasian Iberia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iberia was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BC-5th century AD) corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia.
		Iberia became a tributary of the Sassanian state during the reign of Shapur I (241-272).
		A successor, Adarnase II of Tao, formally vassal of Byzantium, was crowned as the “king of Georgians” in 888.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caucasian_Iberia (1759 words)

	iberia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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		Iberia est une suite pour piano crite par Isaac Albniz entre 1905 et 1908.
		Iberia besitzt 30% der Anteile an Aerolineas Argentinas.
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	Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church : QuicklyFind Info
		In 317 it was adopted as the state religion by the rulers of Iberia, King (later Saint) Mirian and Queen (later Saint) Nana.
		Following the overthrow of the Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917, Georgia's bishops unilaterally restored the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
		Since 1977 his Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II (born in 1932) has served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and Archibishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi.
	www.quicklyfind.com /info/Georgian_Orthodox_and_Apostolic_Church.htm (889 words)

	Koningen van Georgië
		Luarsab II (son of Giorgi, was martyred by Shahabas I in 1622) 1606-1615
		Teimuraz II (son of Erekle, from 1709-1715 rules Kaheti and becomes a king of Kaheti in 1733-1744) 1744-1761
		Erekle II (son of Teimuraz, king of Kaheti from 1744-1762) 1762-1798
	www.amarcord.be /georgia/koning01.html (247 words)

	Iberia Flights
		The ancient Kingdom of Iberia, or Caucasian Iberia, of eastern Georgia in the 4th century BC-5th century AD; de:Iberia eo:Iberio es:Iberia (desambiguación)
		335-237 BC) was the first king of the ancient Georgian kingdom of Iberia in 302-237 BC and founder of the royal house of Parnavazians.
		Following the victory, he visited the Seleucid court and was recognized as King of Iberia.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/112/iberia-flights.html (1566 words)

	Georgian Kings - ©Welcome2Sakartvelo
		Luarsab II (Son of Giorgi, was martyred by Shahabas I in 1622)
		Teimuraz II (Son of Erekle, from 1709-1715 rules Kaheti and becomes a king of Kaheti in 1733-1744)
		Erekle II (Son of Teimuraz, king of Kaheti from 1744-1762)
	www.geocities.com /kartulisite/history/kings.html (183 words)

	Untitled
		In the third century B.C. the Kingdom of Kartli or Iberia was established in Eastern Georgia, with its capital in Mtskheta.
		King Solomon II of Imereti, beleagured by the constant incursions of the Turks, was also set upon securing the help of his coreligionists to the north.
		King Solomon II initially signed an act of allegiance to Russia but in 1810 he was forced to abdicate his throne.
	georgianwineonline.net /index-3.html (6893 words)

	Georgian Americans
		In the fifteenth century, Georgia was divided into the three kingdoms of Iberia, Imertia, and Kakhetia.
		A.D. under King Mirian (265-345) who erected the first Christian church, which was later renamed the Cathedral of Mtskhet.
		Its archives include documents and other materials regarding Georgian refugees who were helped by the organization from the end of World War II until the fall of communism in the Soviet Union.
	www.everyculture.com /multi/Du-Ha/Georgian-Americans.html (4785 words)

	Mirian II (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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		Mirian III (3rd century AD), (Saint King Mirian), was king of Kartli (Iberia) in Eastern Georgia.
		In 337 Mirian became the first Christian monarch of Georgia and established Christianity as the official state religion.
	cooldictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /words/Mirian-II.wikipedia (96 words)

	GEORGIA - Online Information article about GEORGIA
		Shapur or Sapor II., and in 379 a Persian general built the stronghold of Tphilis (afterwards Tiflis) as a counterpoise to Mtskhet.
		As early as the reign of Mirian, in the 3rd century, the organizers of the early Georgian church had looked to Byzantium, the leading Christian power in the See also:
		East, for both instruction and guidance, and the connexion thus begun had been strengthened as time went on.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GEO_GNU/GEORGIA.html (3854 words)

	Giorgi Leon Kavtaradze
		It was recently correctly noticed that without attempt to use Georgian historical records and to reconcile them with Classical evidence, the arguments of some scholars working in the Georgian historiography are weakened.
		No other episode is known from the sources about the subjection of Iberia to western or south-western Georgian political organisations before the sixth century, except the vague indications of the story of Azo of
		The information concerning the resettlement of the population from Lybia (Africa) and Western Iberia (Iberian peninsula) by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II in the early sixth century B.C., was ascribed to Megasthenes (historian, Seleucus I's permanent ambassador in India at 304-297/293 B.C.),
	www.geocities.com /komblema/orte.htm (4830 words)

	History of the Georgian Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At that period the territory of Georgia consisted of two States: Eastern Georgia — the Kingdom of Kartli (Iberia in Greek) and Western Georgia — the Kingdom of Egrisi (Colkhida in Greek).
		Christianity in Kartli (Iberia) was declared the state religion in the IV century.
		According to the request of King Mirian, the Emperor Constantine the Great sent clergy to the Kingdom of Kartli under the leadership of Bishop John in order to baptize the King, his family and laymen.
	rustaveli.tripod.com /sakartvelo/history/churchhistory.html (1908 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Parnavaz II of Iberia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Parnavaz II (Bartom) (known as Pharnabazius to Romans) (d.
		32 BC) was king of Caucasian Iberia (63-32 BC), the last in Iberian Arsacid line.
		In 32 BC, he was dethroned and killed by the Parnavazian prince Mirian expelled from the country 60 years ago.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Pharnavaz_II_of_Iberia (159 words)

	Tourist Sites - Architectural Sites
		The nunnery was built by Kakhetian King Levan II and Queen Tinatin in the 16 century.
		The church is decorated with 16th century fine frescoes depicting the scenes of Christ's life as well as of the Royal Family: King Levan II, Queen Tinatin and their son Georgi.
		These unique walls were built by King Herecle II to protect the area from incursions by Lezgins from north Caucasus.
	www.caucasustravel.com /php/sites.php?id=4&caption=Architectural%20Sites (4197 words)

	[ Anthropology and Archaeology ]
		The daggers of all types from group II complexes are made of iron, the axes being of bronze.
		The amphorae attributed to the group II are dated to the second half of the 6th cent.
		Herein lies the explanation of King Mirian's words to the effect that nobody except priests dared to enter the Lower Church, for it was called "Holy of Holies".
	www.egyptologie.be /Anthropology_and_Archaeology.htm (16229 words)

	swuklink: Searchable Time-Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus
		Córdoba is captured by the Christians and becomes a centre of activity against the remaining Islamic population of Iberia
		Philip II of Spain (1556-) seizes the crown of Portugal (-1640) on the death of King Henrique, ruling the "Iberian Union" (-d.
	www.swuklink.com /BAAAGDJA.php?srchstr=Iberia (1361 words)

	SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON BLACK SEA ANTIQUITIESLocal Populations of the Black Sea Littoral and their Relations ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Constantine Porphyrogenitus advised his son, Romanus II, to make alliances with the Petchenegs who had enough power to defeat or destroy most of the other tribes such as the Turkoí, the Rôs, etc.
		None of those buildings has survived, but judging from indirect evidences of historic sources one can suggest that they were relatively small basilicas with timber roofing.
		The activity of Constantinopolitan builders in Iberia did not exert any essential influence on the further development of Georgian architecture.
	www.bilkent.edu.tr /~arkeo/blacksea/session5.htm (2613 words)

	Mirian Webster Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CLARK, to profane and consecrated, opposed secular, according to Websters MIRIAN JARRELS.
		King Mirian II of Iberia declares Christianity state religion...
		Miriam Webster Iberia · Mirian · Mirian I of Miriam Yeung · Miriam Winter · II...
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	HISTORY
		Testament was kept — the Mantle of the Prophet Elias broughthere by the Jews persecuted by Nabuchodonosor and the greatest Holy of Christianity — the seamless Chiton of Our Lord Jesus Christ which had been brought to Mtskheta, the capital city of Kartli by a witness of Christ’s crucifixion Elioz, a Jew inhabitant of Mtskheta.
		This fact is considered to be a phenomenon of the greatest significance in the history of the Georgian nation and is connected with to the names of Equal to the Apostles St. Nino, St. Mirian the King and St. Nana the Queen.
		Nino who came from Cappadocia and who wasaclose relativeof St. George,, came to Kartli from Jerusalem to fulfill the Holy Mother of God’s will (announced to her through a revelation) and preach the Christian faith in the country where Christianity had already been preached by the Holy Fathers.
	www.patriarchate.ge /istoria/1e.htm (1977 words)

	The One Ring: The White Council :: View topic - The what happened on this date thread
		The Edict of Constantine I was issued in favour of slaves: he prohibited punishing them by crucifixion and facial branding.
		King Mirian II of Caucasian Iberia declares Christianity the state religion.
		Constantius II, Roman Emperor, and St. Martin of Tours are born.
	forums.theonering.com /viewtopic.php?p=3445054 (941 words)

	Basque language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In June 2006, archaeologists at the site of Iruña-Veleia discovered an epigraphic set with a series of 270 Basque inscriptions and drawings from the third century.
		[1] Some of the words and phrases found were "urdin" (blue), "zuri" (white), "gori" (red), "edan" (drink) "ian" (eat), "lo" (sleep), "Iesus, Iose ata ta Mirian ama" (Jesus, the father Joseph and the mother Mary), and "Geure ata zutan" (May the Father be with you).
		The main exception is when l or n are preceded by i, that palatalizes their sound into ll and ñ, even if these are not written.
	en.askmore.net /Euskara.htm (3668 words)

	St. Basil the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		She baptized Mirian, the Tsar of Georgia, his wife Nana and their son, Bakar, who then aided Nina in her missionary efforts zealously.
		In the course of her life, St. Nina traveled throughout Georgia and succeeded in bringing all the people to the Christian faith— all during the time when the Emperor Diocletian was fearfully persecuting Christians.
		Emperor Constans II, the successor to the Emperor Heraclius, issued his infamous "Typus" Declaration, formally accepting the Monothelite teaching as official dogma.
	www.fatheralexander.org /booklets/english/saints_jan_feb.htm (14109 words)

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