Iberia, Caucasian (Kartli, Kingdom of)

Iberia, also known as Iveria, is a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BCE – 5th century CE), corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia.

The term Caucasian Iberia (or Eastern Iberia) is used to distinguish it from the Iberian Peninsula, where the present day countries of Spain, Portugal and Andorra are located.The Caucasian Iberians provide a basis for later Georgian statehood and along with Colchis (early western Georgian state) form a core of the present day Georgian people (or Kartvelians).

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