The Parnavazian Dynasty (335BC-65BC), was founded by King Parnavaz I of Iberia in East Georgia in the province of Kartli. In the period of his reign and his heirs, from the III century B.C., Kartli presented a strong political unit. It embraced not only the territory of East Georgia, but also included areas beyond – the Southwestern part of historical Georgia (Tao-Klarjeti, Speri, The Kingdom of Egrisi, and others). This contributed to closer contacts among the Georgian population and paved the way for a quick unification of tribes of the same ethnic roots and for the eventual formation of a single Georgian nation. King Parnavaz I (3rd century BC) was a King of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (modern Eastern Georgia) in 284-219 BC and founder of the Georgian dynasty of Parnavazians (284 BC-5th century AD). ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ... Tao-Klarjeti was a Georgian Kingdom (now territory of Turkey). ... Egrisi (or Kolkheti) was a kingdom in the western part of Georgia, which flourished between the 6th century BC and the 7th century AD. It was covered the territory of the former kingdom Kolkha (Colchis) and the territory of modern Abkhazia). ...

The city of Mtskheta was designated as the capital and remained so until the 5th century AD - it still remains as a religious focal point for Georgians. Mtskheta is one of oldest cities of the republic of Georgia (in Kartli province of Eastern Georgia), near Tbilisi. ...

In 66 B.C., having defeated the kingdom of Pontus, the Romans, led by Pompey, started military operations against Armenia, Albania and Kartli. After subjugating Armenia, Pompey marched into Kartli and Albania in 65 B.C. King Artag of Kartli was forced to surrender. Pontus was a name applied in ancient times to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the Main), by the Greeks. ... Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... This article refers to the Roman General. ...