Peter the Iberian (Petre Iberi or Petre Iberieli in Georgian language, secular name: Murvan. 411-491 A.D.) is thought by some scholars to be the real identity of the Christian neo-Platonic philosopher of the 5th century, who wrote under the assumed identity of Dionysius and is generally known to scholars at "Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite." (There is more information at that entry.) Georgian (also Kartvelian; Kartuli in Georgian) is the official language of Georgia, a republic in the Caucasus. ... Events The Burgundians elevate Jovinus as Roman Emperor. ... Events AElle conquers the fortified Roman town of Anderida through siegecraft. ... ( 4th century - 5th century - 6th century - other centuries) Events Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is the name scholars have given to an anonymous theologian and philosopher of the 5th century, who wrote a collection of books (Corpus Areopagiticum) falsely ascribed to the Dionysius mentioned in Acts 17:34. ...

Petre Iberi was a well-known Georgian theologist and philosopher, founder of the Christian Neoplatonism. He was a Prince of Iberia. His father was the King of Iberia Buzmar. Caucasian Iberia is the term designated to the Kingdom of Iberia (4th century BC–5th century AD) established in Eastern Georgia by the Georgians (Kartvelians). ... Caucasian Iberia is the term designated to the Kingdom of Iberia (4th century BC–5th century AD) established in Eastern Georgia by the Georgians (Kartvelians). ...

In 452-491 Peter the Iberian was Bishop of Majum. He was founder of the Georgian Monastery in Palestine, near Bethlehem (430) and author of well-known philosophical work 'Corpus areopagiticum' - main basis of the medieval Christian philosophy. Georgian Professor Shalva Nutsubidze (1888-1969) and Belgian Professor Ernest Honigmann (1892-1954) were authors of well-known theory about the identity of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Peter the Iberian (Theory of Nutsubidze-Honigmann, 1942-1952). Events Attila, king of the Huns, invades Italy Northern Wei Tai Wu Di is succeeded by Northern Wei Nan An Wang, then by Northern Wei Wen Cheng Di as ruler of the Northern Wei Dynasty in China. ... Events AElle conquers the fortified Roman town of Anderida through siegecraft. ... The term Palestine may refer to: Palestine: A geographical region in the Middle East, centered on Jerusalem. ... This article is about the city in the West Bank. ... Events Saint Patrick reaches Ireland on his missionary expedition. ... Shalva Nutsubidze (December 14, 1888 - January 6, 1969) was a famous Georgian philosopher and public benefactor, one of founders of the Tbilisi State University (TSU), founder of Alethology, one of founders of the scientific school in the field of history of Georgian philosophy, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences... Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is the name scholars have given to an anonymous theologian and philosopher of the 5th century, who wrote a collection of books (Corpus Areopagiticum) falsely ascribed to the Dionysius mentioned in Acts 17:34. ...

See also

• List of Georgians
• Georgia
• Georgian people
• History of Georgia
• Culture of Georgia

Alternate meaning: List of people from the State of Georgia (United States) The following is a partial list of prominent people from the country Georgia, arranged chronologically within categories. ... Georgians are one of the most ancient peoples of the world. ... The recorded history of Georgia dates back more than 4,000 years and the Georgian language is one of the oldest living languages in the world. ... The culture of Georgia has evolved over the countrys long history, providing it with a unique national culture and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. ...

Links and Literature

• Petre Iberi. Works, Tbilisi, 1961 (In Georgian)
• Ernest Honigmann. Piere l'iberian et les ecrits du Pseudo-Denys l'Areopagite, Bruxelles, 1952
• Shalva Nutsubidze. Mistery of Pseudo-Dionys Areopagit, Tbilisi, 1942 (In Georgian, summary in English)
• Shalva Nutsubidze. Peter the Iberian and problems of Areopagitics.- Proceedings of the Tbilisi State University, vol. 65, Tbilisi, 1957 (In Russian)