The History of Saqartvelo Georgia

We return to Lazica to see what has been going on for the last few years since Episode 15, and catch up to Vakhtang Gorgasali's arrival to Svaneti.

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Welcome to the third season of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia, which will take us from the years 284 to 830 AD.

Underlying music is from the 2013 Estonian-Russian film Tangerines.

This month, we're covering Peter the Iberian who was one of the first Georgians in the Holy Land. His life is interesting, and involves quite a bit of monks being tackled, and the main question he likes to ask is, did Jesus Christ have one will, or two?

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From Georgian Myths and Folktales by Shorena Kurtsikidze, we bring you another story, one about a Wolfman and two siblings. Part 1 is read by Bry of Pontifacts, and Part 2 is read by Roberto. It is followed by a discussion at the end.

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We are joined by Bakari, a Choreographer Magistrate of Georgian Dance, where he helps us understand Georgian Dance.

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The Kingdom of Iberia is gone.

Cover Picture: Relief of Parsman V

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Join Marco from Storia d'Italia and I as we discuss Bakur the Iberian, the Battle of Adrianople, the Battle of Frigidus, the Roman military, and how Georgia killed the Roman Empire.

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With us today are Pontifacts and Battle Royale as they help us celebrate the two year anniversary! We're playing a DND game revolving around Queen Tamar sending a group to capture her ex-husband.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode, we talk about a small group of people escaping from two major powers...

Many thanks to Sarah from Rejects and Revolutionaries for assisting on this one!

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Gamarjoba!  In this episode, Vakhtang Gorgasali goes on one final march against the invading Persian forces. The Persian Hawk has come for the Kartveli Crow.

Many thanks to Robin Pierson from The History of Byzantium for reading the English quotes and to Zviad Lazishvili for reading the Georgian quotes.

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Gamarjoba!  In this episode, Vakhtang Gorgasali makes his way to India along with the Persian forces.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode we see how Vakhtang attempts to fight the Byzantine's off, and also has a very deeply religious experience where he meets everyone's favorite saint. No, it's not St. Guinefort.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode we see how Vakhtang brings the fight to the Ossetians.

Many thanks to Rob of Totalus Rankium for voicing King Vakhtang I, and Umberto from So You Think You Can Rule Persia for voicing the Ossetian Bomberazi, Baqatar.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode we talk about the early reign of King Vakhtang I of Kartli, and what urges him to make his way to Ossetia.

Many thanks to Rob and Jaime of Totalus Rankium for voicing King Vakhtang I and Spaspeto Juansher respectively

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This year we cover the holiday of Berikaoba-Keenoba. It traditionally happens in the spring, but the costumes and traditions are similar enough to Halloween to warrant an October Special! I'm joined by Giorgi from the Fight Hop Podcast!

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There were Georgians in the holy land? Come and find out about the major influence that the second Christian nation in the world had on Jerusalem and the areas around it.

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I got interviewed for the July Edition of the Podcast Magazine. Thank you all for being so supportive and amazing, and I hope you enjoy. I also want to thank you once more for waiting so patiently for the next narrative episode. I'm working very hard on researching and more importantly, getting my life together, and I'm reaching a point where I will be able to actually get an the episodes on Vakhtang out soon.

Warning: I was using my phone since this was last minute, and had to  use the Clubhouse App to talk.

Gamarjoba! This myth involves a prince who saves a fish, and goes to a town filled with some very bad people. I'm joined by Dustin of Sandman Stories Presents.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode we talk about two kings of Kartli, Archil and Mihrdat V, and their issues with Rani and Movakan, aka the former Caucasian Albania.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode we finally continue our narrative, and just see the Chosroid dynasty shuffle around quite a few kings in a small time frame. This is not good.

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Gamarjoba! This is a small catch-up episode going over all the religions we know about in Kartli, and their influence in the region. After this, we'll be continuing our narrative. Enjoy!

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Gamarjoba! In today's episode we go over Zoroastrianism and some of its history with Trevor Culley from the History of Persia podcast!

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Music: Rikki Tikki by LXNDR (Used with direct permission of the owner. Perks of having a great musician as a friend!)

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Zoroastrianism: An Introduction by Jenny Rose

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Gamarjoba! This myth follows the Young Lad who is on the quest to find Helen the Beautiful. I'm joined with Elspeth, a friend, Archivist, and amateur folklorist to discuss the tale.

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Gamarjoba!  In today's episode, we discuss the Christian Orthodox faith with Father Kristos, from my local parish. He's a fantastic person to know, and very knowledgeable about Orthodoxy. If you have any questions you'd like to ask him, feel free to email me, and I'll ask him right away.

The song is the Doxastikon of Pascha by Presbytera Katina

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Gamarjoba! In today's episode we finish out the story of King Mirian III, Queen Nana, and St. Nino, and see how exactly the Christianization of Kartli occurred. Also, there are quite a few miracles happening around Kartli, so who knows what's causing them.

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Gamarjoba! In today's episode, we'll be taking a look at the legend of Mirian's Christianization, and bring in St. Nino. We also finally have a Patreon!

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Gamarjoba! In today's episode we'll take a look at the rest of Mirian III's reign until right before a special lady comes into his life, and no, it's not his new wife. This will take us through the Roman-Sassanid Wars of Diocletian and Galerius, and bring in Trdat III (Pictured in the Episode). This will bring us ever closer to Georgia's Christianization, and show us how Mirian may have been led there.

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It's been one year since we've started the podcast. Hear us read reviews, talk about the Yogurt-gate of Georgia/Armenia, give thanks out to people for support, discuss Georgia's modern day politics, and us talking about our year in podcasting. Slightly in that order with lots of topic bouncing. We're off script y'all.

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Intelligent Speech Conference is back for it's 4th year! Please join me and fellow Podcasters as we present on a variety of topics.

My Presentation? The Georgian Influence on the Holy Land

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Gamarjoba! Today's episode will contain murder, invasion, and the rise of a child king. We take a look at characters such as Anak the Parthian, King Bahram II (Pictured on the episode art), and how Mirian III became King of Kartli. This will begin our three part series on Mirian!

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In this season, we will cover the rise and fall of the Chosroid dynasty, the Christianization of Georgia, and the end of the Kingdom of Kartli. This will leave us in a time period of about 284 AD to 580 AD. We will see figures such as Mirian III, Saint Nino, and of course, the long awaited Vakhtang Gorgasali.

In today's episode, we tackle the Nart Sagas and read Warkhag and his Sons in its entirety. This covers the story of the old Nart Warkhag, and his two sons, Akshar (Brave), and Akshartag (The Bravest). Through many trials and tribulations, they'll be shooting first, asking questions later, and overall having fun in this story. Join us through to the end with a discussion about the story with Brendan, and a look into the Ossetian Culture.

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Gamarjoba! Today we leave the lands of Kartli and go to Egrisi, or as the Romans like to call it, Lazica. Yes my friend, Colchis is gone at this point, although you'll find I still struggle between the name changes. I'm also a bit sick this episode, so pardon any voice gruffness or weird noises.

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Gamarjoba! Today we close out the Parnavazid dynasty and their cadet branch of the Arshakuni dynasty. We go through a number of kings, because quite frankly, we don't have enough information on them.

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Gamarjoba!  Today we will be discussing the reign of Parsman (II) the Valiant (reigned 117-132). In this episode, we'll go over how he became known as the Valiant, how he managed to make Hadrian very passive aggressive, and basically how Parsman might have been a zombie for a few years.

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Gamarjoba! Today we will be discussing the reigns of Mihrdat I (58 - 106 AD) and Amazasp I (106 - 116 AD). Mihrdat will face off against Armenian forces in an effort to expand his borders deeper into the borderlands of Armenia, and Amazasp will travel with Emperor Trajan himself! Looking at the Georgian Chronicles, we meet the (sadly fictional) Sumbat Bivritian who faces off against our (also fictional, and taking the place of Mihrdat in the Chronicles) Ruling Duo of Azork and Armazel.

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Gamarjoba! In this special episode, we are joined by our first guests, and my Georgian teachers, Beqa and Gvantsa from HodaGeorgia, where we discuss Christmas traditions in Georgia and just fun Christmas facts!

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Gamarjoba! In today's episode we discuss the birth of Jesus Christ and how it relates to Georgia, and go over the reign of Parsman I, who managed to hold 3 different kingdoms under his control, and even forced the Romans to stop him.

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Gamarjoba, this is a weird one. I'm more than sure that there's some sort of message or meaning in this story, but it's probably a message you'll be able to figure out on your own.

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Gamarjoba! This episode takes us from 63 BC to 1 AD in our timeline, so we're finally in the Common Era! We cover 3.5 Kings, since the 4th one actually rules next episode. We take a look at how Kartli interacts with the Romans with what scant sources we have, and then we go ahead and have a small Colchis interlude to top the episode.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode, we'll be covering the Iberian side of the Mithridatic Wars, and getting way into Pompey. To be fair, he's the main guy in this thing. And yeah, we don't have any clue what our kings still look like. Coin on the episode picture depicts Aristarchos of Colchis.

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Gamarjoba! In this episode, we'll be covering the Colchian side of the Mithridatic Wars, up until the winter of 66 BC. I don't want to spoil you all with Pompey Magnus just yet.

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Gamarjoba! Today we will be covering 4 Iberian kings and a Colchian King, because although I would love to focus in on just one person at a time for better narrative purposes, we frankly don't have much information on these guys to go on. However, we do end right before the Mithridatic wars, so we've got that going for us, which is nice. As mentioned in the episode, I have added the link to the Amazon Wishlist for those who wish to help with acquiring resources.

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Gamarjoba everyone! We are back to the narrative, and I present to you Pharnavaz I, the first Georgian king of Iberia. It's so nice having accumulated a ton of sources during our literary break so I can bring this out to you. The episode will be in 2 parts, the first covering the historical portion of what we do know, and the second covering our new source, the Kartlis Tskhovreba, or the Life of Kartli, which is a medieval chronicle that compiles these events. It's also where we get the most information from, so I do warn several times that it's not the most accurate.

Please enjoy the episode, and I can't wait to continue on!

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Gamarjoba everyone! Pleasure to have you back here. This is part of our myth series, where we will take a look at different myths of Georgian origin, that involve Georgians, or are just plain old awesome Georgian tales. This time we'll be taking a look at the legendary Warrior hero, akin to the likes of Achilles, and chained just like Prometheus, Amiran! We'll be reading the story of Amiran, translated by Shorena Kurtsikidze and Vakhtang Chikovani, followed by a discussion with Brendan. Enjoy!

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Gamarjoba everyone! Pleasure to have you back here. This is part of our myth series, where we will take a look at different myths of Georgian origin,  that involve Georgians, or are just plain old awesome Georgian tales.  This time, we'll be talking about Euripides's tragedy, Medea. I'll do a quick retelling, and then we'll have Brendan on to discuss with us!

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Gamarjoba everyone! Welcome to Part 2! Here we'll be having a discussion with our Editor: Brendan Foster, about, well many things. The Argonautica for sure, and us going into how it applies to the Georgian identity with a series of tangents as well.

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Gamarjoba everyone! Pleasure to have you back here. This is part of our myth series, where we will take a look at different myths of Georgian origin, that involve Georgians, or are just plain old awesome Georgian tales. We begin with Jason and the Argonauts, because it takes place in Colchis. I took the time out and wrote it out in my own style, in a more fast-paced, info filled version. My version of the Argonautica was 140 pages, so I couldn't justify reading all of that to you. Georgian tales will be translated and read out though, since I don't want to lose any info on those.

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Hi everyone. Today we'll be discussing Achaemenid rule in the Georgian region. We'll go over what we do know from the sources, which isn't much, and talk about what Xenophon saw as he marched through the region after being hired by Cyrus the Younger. We'll also talk about why Georgia ended up being the border of the Persian empire, and touch base at what architectural influence from the Persians we have in the region.

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Hi everyone, thank you for being so patient with this episode. Today, we'll be talking about the origins of Colchis and Iberia, and how the kingdoms got started up, as well as little tidbits of information that wouldn't fit anywhere else really. We'll be talking about a man with a Golden Touch in Asia Minor, pre-Achaemenid rule in the region (they're the next episode), the Greek trading towns along the Black Sea coast, and their relations with the Colchians and other proto-Georgian tribes.

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In today's episode, you'll hear me stumble over saying "The Diauehi" multiple times. In all seriousness, we cover the tribal confederations that lead up to the formation of the Kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia, and look at some of the power houses that influenced or interacted with the Mushki and the Diauehi. There's also a little story about God partying with Georgians.

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In this episode, we start talking about Prehistorical Georgia, and going into some burial practices, pottery types, and how they used the land. Trust me, we'll start Colchis soon.

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In this episode, we go over the geography of Georgia, where the inner regions are, and how Georgia got its name, and how it is used around the world. Also, happy first episode, and happy birthday to me (almost)!

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Gamarjoba, and welcome to the History of Saqartvelo Georgia! It's a pleasure having you here on this journey. This episode, well, serves as an introductory episode, and lets you know my reasons for creating this podcast. Can't wait to get content out to you soon! 

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In this time period we cover Pre-History all the way to 284 AD, ending with the rule of Aspagur I, right before the reign of King Mirian III, and the conversion of Kartli by St. Nino.