The Origins of Georgia: Colchis and Iberia

Did you know the country of Georgia began from a single legendary kingdom? Over 3,000 years

ago, ancient tribes in the Caucasus united into a land called Colchis — the same

Colchis from Greek mythology, where Jason searched for the Golden Fleece. A few centuries

later, another kingdom rose in the east: Iberia, ruled by the first

Georgian kings. These two powerful lands — Colchis and Iberia — became the foundation of

Georgia. And from their warriors, myths, and kings… a nation was born.”