Jason The Argonauts And The Greeks Of Georgia
The region of Colchis is in the modern-day Georgia – not the state in the US, rather the Republic with a long history. The Greeks have certainly had a remarkable influence on Georgia’s history. In fact, the entire Black Sea region was home to hundreds of ancient Greek colonies and Byzantine Greek cities. The name Georgia is also a Greek word, meaning farmer. Remarkably, the earliest Greek colonies commence between 1000 BC and 550 BC, this doesn’t include the mythical Aeetes’ in Colchis, founding Naessus, Pitiys, Dioscuria, Guenos, Phasis/Poti, Apsaros and Rhizos....