Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontier in Georgia ... - 9781803277530

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontier in Georgia????? ???????? ?????????: ??????? ????????? ???? ????????????\nAuthor(s): Rados?aw Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski, Shota Mamuladze , David J. Breeze\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Archaeopress, United Kingdom\nImprint: Archaeopress Archaeology\nISBN-13: 9781803277530, 978-1803277530\nSynopsis\nFrom the times of Pompeius Magnus to the period of the Persian Wars of Justinian I the Great, Roman military expeditions passed through Colchis and Iberia many times. However, the Roman Empire never permanently conquered the territory of Georgia. For this reason, diplomatic relations were also maintained with the local rulers, especially the kings of Iberia. The first centuries AD were a time of intense cultural exchange (through diplomacy and trade) between the southern Caucasus and the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. Traces of these relations include valuable artefacts, found in elite burials and deposits, which we can see today in .