The name "Rev" derives from Middle IranianRēw, itself from the Avestan adjective raēva, meaning "rich, splendid, opulent".[2]
He is known exclusively from the medieval Georgian annals which make him a son of the king of Armenia,[1] whom the historians Cyril Toumanoff and Stephen H. Rapp identifies with the Arsacid, Vologases II (r. 180–191).[3][4] Rev was enthroned by the rebellious Iberian nobles who deposed his maternal uncle, Amazasp II, last of the Pharnabazids. Rev is reported to have married a "Greek" princess Sephelia who is said to have brought an idol of Aphrodite to Iberia, but there is no indication of a local cult of this Greek goddess having ever existing.[1]
The Georgian chronicle Life of the Kings says that Rev, albeit pagan, was sympathetic to the doctrines of Christianity and came to be known as martali, or "the Just" for his patronage of a local embryonic Christian community. Toumanoff illustrated that this sobriquet is a direct translation of dikaios, an epithet frequently used in the titulature of the Arsacid kings of Parthia.[1]
Rapp, Stephen H. (2003). Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts and Eurasian Contexts. Peeters. ISBN978-2-87723-723-9.
Rapp, Stephen H. (2014). The Sasanian World through Georgian Eyes: Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN978-1-4724-2552-2.
Toumanoff, Cyril (1969). "Chronology of the early kings of Iberia". Traditio. Cambridge University Press. 25: 1–33. doi:10.1017/S0362152900010898. JSTOR 27830864. S2CID 151472930. (registration required)
iberia, just, georgian, რევ, მართალი, romanized, martali, king, mepe, iberia, natively, known, kartli, eastern, georgia, from, reign, inaugurated, local, arsacid, dynasty, iking, iberia, more, reign189, 216predecessoramazasp, iisuccessorvachespousesepheliaissu. Rev I the Just Georgian რევ I მართალი romanized rev I martali was a king mepe of Iberia natively known as Kartli i e eastern Georgia from 189 to 216 His reign inaugurated the local Arsacid dynasty 1 Rev IKing of Iberia more Reign189 216PredecessorAmazasp IISuccessorVacheSpouseSepheliaIssueVacheDynastyArsacid dynastyFatherVologases IIMotherdaughter of Pharasmanes IIIThe name Rev derives from Middle Iranian Rew itself from the Avestan adjective raeva meaning rich splendid opulent 2 He is known exclusively from the medieval Georgian annals which make him a son of the king of Armenia 1 whom the historians Cyril Toumanoff and Stephen H Rapp identifies with the Arsacid Vologases II r 180 191 3 4 Rev was enthroned by the rebellious Iberian nobles who deposed his maternal uncle Amazasp II last of the Pharnabazids Rev is reported to have married a Greek princess Sephelia who is said to have brought an idol of Aphrodite to Iberia but there is no indication of a local cult of this Greek goddess having ever existing 1 The Georgian chronicle Life of the Kings says that Rev albeit pagan was sympathetic to the doctrines of Christianity and came to be known as martali or the Just for his patronage of a local embryonic Christian community Toumanoff illustrated that this sobriquet is a direct translation of dikaios an epithet frequently used in the titulature of the Arsacid kings of Parthia 1 References edit a b c d Rapp 2003 p 292 Russell 2004 pp 37 38 Rapp 2014 p 240 Toumanoff 1969 p 17 Sources editRapp Stephen H 2003 Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography Early Texts and Eurasian Contexts Peeters ISBN 978 2 87723 723 9 Rapp Stephen H 2014 The Sasanian World through Georgian Eyes Caucasia and the Iranian Commonwealth in Late Antique Georgian Literature Farnham Ashgate Publishing ISBN 978 1 4724 2552 2 Russell James R 2004 Armenian and Iranian studies Harvard Armenian Texts and Studies Vol 9 Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0935411195 Toumanoff Cyril 1969 Chronology of the early kings of Iberia Traditio Cambridge University Press 25 1 33 doi 10 1017 S0362152900010898 JSTOR 27830864 S2CID 151472930 registration required Preceded byAmazasp II King of Iberia189 216 AD Succeeded byVache nbsp This biography of a member of a Georgian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rev I of Iberia amp oldid 1190317771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
