Mithridates escaping via Daryal Gorge, 200x155cm, Oil,2008, Hans Heiner Buhr
With no escape left, Mithridates VI of Pontus had to cross with a few men left the Greater Caucasus Range via Daryal Gorge on his flight from Pompey in 65 BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey_the_Great
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27.07.2008
Mithridrates VI-Daryal-escape
14.10.2007
Who was Sayat-Nova ?
... a full bouquet of history, facts, legends, images and descent woven together
Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայաթ-Նովա; Azeri: Sayat-Nova; Persian: سایاتنووا; Georgian: საიათ-ნოვა) (June 14, 1712 Tiflis– September 22, 1795, Haghpat), or 'King of Songs' is the name given to Harutyun Sayatyan. His mother, Sara, was born in Tbilisi, and his father, Karapet, either in Aleppo or Adana. He was skilled in writing poetry, singing and playing the kamancheh. He performed in the court of Heraclius II of Georgia, where he also worked as a diplomat, and apparently helped forge an alliance between Georgia, Armenia and Shirvan against the Persian Empire. He lost his place at court when he fell in love with the king's daughter, and spent the rest of his life as an itinerant bard. In 1795 he was killed in Haghpat Monastery by the army of Agha Mohammed Khan. Read further on Wikipedia here
If you read Russian language, the Russian article on Wikipedia has the most information
Who was Agha Mohammed Khan ?
In 1795 he ravaged Georgia, a Christian kingdom to the north of Persia, which was formerly part of the Safavid empire. In the same year he also captured Khorasan. Shah Rukh, ruler of Khorasan and grandson of Nadir Shah, was tortured to death because Agha Muhammad thought that he knew of Nadir's legendary treasures. Read the whole story of his life here
What is the Haghpat Monastery ?
Described as a "masterpiece of religious architecture and a major center of learning in the Middle Ages", this venerable institution of the Armenian Apostolic Church was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1996.[2] The monastery was founded by Saint Nishan (Sourb Nshan) in the 10th century during the reign of King Abas I. The nearby monastery at Sanahin was built around the same time. Read further on Wikipedia here
Who was Erekle II ?
In 1795, he demanded that Erekle acknowledged Persian suzerainty, promising in return to confirm him as wali. Erekle refused, and in September 1795, the Persian army of 35,000 moved into Georgia. After the valiant defense of Tbilisi at the Battle of Krtsanisi, Erekle’s small army was almost completely annihilated, with the king becoming a witness of the fearful devastation of his capital and being forced to retreat into the mountains. The Persian invasion delivered a hard blow to Georgia from which it was not able to recover. Despite being abandoned at the critical moment, he still had to rely on the Russian belated support and fought, in 1796, alongside the Russian expeditionary forces sent by Catherine into the Persian possessions. But her death that year brought an abrupt change of policy in the Caucasus, and her successor Paul I withdrew all Russia troops from the region. Aga Mohammad launched his second campaign to punish the Georgians for their alliance with Russia. However, his assassination in 1797 spared Kartli-Kakheti more devastation. Read further on Wikipedia here
Get a whole image of those times and histories with Parajanovs famous movie "The colors of Pomgranate"
"Its place in cinema history according to Mikhail Vartanov: "Probably, besides the film language suggested by Griffith and Eisenstein, the world cinema has not discovered anything revolutionarily new until the 'Color of Pomegranate,' not counting the generally unaccepted language of the 'Andalusian Dog' by Bunuel."" At Amazon.com here
Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայաթ-Նովա; Azeri: Sayat-Nova; Persian: سایاتنووا; Georgian: საიათ-ნოვა) (June 14, 1712 Tiflis– September 22, 1795, Haghpat), or 'King of Songs' is the name given to Harutyun Sayatyan. His mother, Sara, was born in Tbilisi, and his father, Karapet, either in Aleppo or Adana. He was skilled in writing poetry, singing and playing the kamancheh. He performed in the court of Heraclius II of Georgia, where he also worked as a diplomat, and apparently helped forge an alliance between Georgia, Armenia and Shirvan against the Persian Empire. He lost his place at court when he fell in love with the king's daughter, and spent the rest of his life as an itinerant bard. In 1795 he was killed in Haghpat Monastery by the army of Agha Mohammed Khan. Read further on Wikipedia here
If you read Russian language, the Russian article on Wikipedia has the most information
Who was Agha Mohammed Khan ?
In 1795 he ravaged Georgia, a Christian kingdom to the north of Persia, which was formerly part of the Safavid empire. In the same year he also captured Khorasan. Shah Rukh, ruler of Khorasan and grandson of Nadir Shah, was tortured to death because Agha Muhammad thought that he knew of Nadir's legendary treasures. Read the whole story of his life here
What is the Haghpat Monastery ?
Described as a "masterpiece of religious architecture and a major center of learning in the Middle Ages", this venerable institution of the Armenian Apostolic Church was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1996.[2] The monastery was founded by Saint Nishan (Sourb Nshan) in the 10th century during the reign of King Abas I. The nearby monastery at Sanahin was built around the same time. Read further on Wikipedia here
Who was Erekle II ?
In 1795, he demanded that Erekle acknowledged Persian suzerainty, promising in return to confirm him as wali. Erekle refused, and in September 1795, the Persian army of 35,000 moved into Georgia. After the valiant defense of Tbilisi at the Battle of Krtsanisi, Erekle’s small army was almost completely annihilated, with the king becoming a witness of the fearful devastation of his capital and being forced to retreat into the mountains. The Persian invasion delivered a hard blow to Georgia from which it was not able to recover. Despite being abandoned at the critical moment, he still had to rely on the Russian belated support and fought, in 1796, alongside the Russian expeditionary forces sent by Catherine into the Persian possessions. But her death that year brought an abrupt change of policy in the Caucasus, and her successor Paul I withdrew all Russia troops from the region. Aga Mohammad launched his second campaign to punish the Georgians for their alliance with Russia. However, his assassination in 1797 spared Kartli-Kakheti more devastation. Read further on Wikipedia here
Get a whole image of those times and histories with Parajanovs famous movie "The colors of Pomgranate"
"Its place in cinema history according to Mikhail Vartanov: "Probably, besides the film language suggested by Griffith and Eisenstein, the world cinema has not discovered anything revolutionarily new until the 'Color of Pomegranate,' not counting the generally unaccepted language of the 'Andalusian Dog' by Bunuel."" At Amazon.com here
03.09.2007
Seeing Old Tbilisi's history with Lika Karalashvili
Dear Guests of Tbilisi,
If you wish to look round the old historical city and walking along its streets to feel it's unique charm and learn about it's historical heritage: Contact us!
Our guides show you in a round walk the most interesting places; including stories about the foundation of Tbilisi and the adoption of Christianity in Georgia.
You can travel in the past of Tbilisi, see a heart of the city where Orthodox, Catholic and Georgian churches, mosque and synagogue are proudly side by side.
The classic round walk tour takes 3 hours and costs depending on the group size from 15 USD (5 plus participants) up to 24 USD (for a single participant)
Contact us for reserving tours everyday from 10.00 to 23.00
Lika Karalashvili
Lika Karalashvili
Address:3, Betlemi ascent
Phone: 98 38 75; 8 99 34 99 33
E-mail: visitoldtbilisi@yahoo.com
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