Lazica (Georgian: ეგრისი, Egrisi; Laz: ლაზიკა, Laziǩa; Greek: Λαζική, Lazikí; Persian: لازستان, Lâzestân; Armenian: Եգեր, Yeger) was the Latin name given to the territory of Colchis during the Roman/Byzantine period, from about the 1st century BC.
By the mid-3rd century, Lazica was given partial autonomy within the Roman Empire and developed into kingdom. Throughout much of its existence, it was mainly a Byzantine strategic vassal kingdom that briefly came under Sasanian Persian rule during the Lazic War. The kingdom fell to the Muslim conquest in the 7th century. Lazica in the 8th century successfully repelled the Arab occupation and formed part of the Kingdom of Abkhazia from c. 780, one of the early medieval polities which would converge into the unified kingdom of Georgia in the 11th century.
Ecclesiastical history
In the early 4th century, the Christian eparchy (eastern bishopric) of Pityus was established in this kingdom, and as in neighboring Iberia Christianity was declared as an official religion in AD 319.[1][2] Other ancient episcopal sees in Lazica include Rhodopolis,[3] Saesina,[4] and Zygana.[5] Bishop Stratophilus of Pityus was among the participants of the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The first Christian king of Lazica was Gubazes I; in the 5th century, Christianity was made the official religion of Lazica. Later, the nobility and clergy of Lazica switched from the Hellenic ecclesiastic tradition to the Georgian, and Georgian became the language of culture and education. The Bichvinta Cathedral is one of oldest monuments of Georgian Christian architecture. It was constructed by King Bagrat III of Georgia (978-1014, an Orthodox saint).[6]
^W.E.D. Allen, A history of the Georgian people (1932), p. 276.
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lazica, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, schola. For other uses see Lazica disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lazica news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lazica Georgian ეგრისი Egrisi Laz ლაზიკა Laziǩa Greek Lazikh Laziki Persian لازستان Lazestan Armenian Եգեր Yeger was the Latin name given to the territory of Colchis during the Roman Byzantine period from about the 1st century BC Kingdom of Lazicaეგრისის სამეფო131 AD 697 ADThe kingdom of Lazica in Late AntiquityStatusKingdomCapitalArchaeopolisCommon languagesZan language and other Kartvelian Languages Greek religious ReligionEastern OrthodoxKing 131 ADMalassas first 696 697Sergius last Historical eraClassical antiquity Established131 AD vassal of Roman Empire3rd to 5th century Lazic War541 to 562 AD annexation of Lazica by Byzantine Empire7th Disestablished697 ADPreceded by Succeeded byRoman Empire Kingdom of AbkhaziaToday part ofCountries today GeorgiaRussiaTurkey Contents 1 History 2 Ecclesiastical history 3 Rulers 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message By the mid 3rd century Lazica was given partial autonomy within the Roman Empire and developed into kingdom Throughout much of its existence it was mainly a Byzantine strategic vassal kingdom that briefly came under Sasanian Persian rule during the Lazic War The kingdom fell to the Muslim conquest in the 7th century Lazica in the 8th century successfully repelled the Arab occupation and formed part of the Kingdom of Abkhazia from c 780 one of the early medieval polities which would converge into the unified kingdom of Georgia in the 11th century Ecclesiastical history EditIn the early 4th century the Christian eparchy eastern bishopric of Pityus was established in this kingdom and as in neighboring Iberia Christianity was declared as an official religion in AD 319 1 2 Other ancient episcopal sees in Lazica include Rhodopolis 3 Saesina 4 and Zygana 5 Bishop Stratophilus of Pityus was among the participants of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 The first Christian king of Lazica was Gubazes I in the 5th century Christianity was made the official religion of Lazica Later the nobility and clergy of Lazica switched from the Hellenic ecclesiastic tradition to the Georgian and Georgian became the language of culture and education The Bichvinta Cathedral is one of oldest monuments of Georgian Christian architecture It was constructed by King Bagrat III of Georgia 978 1014 an Orthodox saint 6 Rulers EditRuler Reign Notes1 Malassas mentioned by Arrian in 131 vassal of the Roman Emperor Hadrian 2 Pacorus a contemporary of the Antoninus Pius r 138 161 his name is found on a coin issued by him 3 Gubazes I attested c 456 4664 Damnazes 521 5225 Tzath I attested 521 522 527 5286 Opsites dates of reign unknown likely some time before 5417 Gubazes II c 541 5558 Tzath II 556 9 Lebarnicius c 662 mentioned as patricius of Lazica in the Hypomnensticum of Theodosius and Theodore of Gangra10 Grigor 670 c 67511 Sergius c 696 697See also EditRoman Georgia Laz peopleReferences Edit E Glenn Hinson The Church Triumphant A History of Christianity Up to 1300 p 223 George Hewitt Georgian Reader p xii Annuario Pontificio 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978 88 209 9070 1 p 959 Annuario Pontificio 2013 p 979 Annuario Pontificio 2013 p 1013 W E D Allen A history of the Georgian people 1932 p 276 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lazika Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazica amp oldid 1125740181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
