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Colchis: Encyclopedia - Colchis
In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolk...
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Colchis: Encyclopedia Ii - Colchis - History
Colchis - Earliest times.
The area was home to the well-developed bronze culture known as the Colchian culture, related to the neighbou...
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Colchis: Encyclopedia Ii - Colchis - Colchis In Greek Mythology
According to the Greek mythology, Colchis was a fabulously wealthy land situated on the mysterious periphery of the heroic world. Here in...
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Colchis: Encyclopedia Ii - Colchis - Rulers
Little is known of the rulers of Colchis;
Aeetes celebrated in Greek legends as a powerful king of Colchis is thought by some historians...
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Colchis: Encyclopedia Ii - Colchis - Geography And Toponyms
According to most classic authors, a district which was bounded on the southwest by Pontus, on the west by the Pontus Euxinus as far as t...
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