Archaeopolis

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Archaeopolis was an ancient fortified city that served as the principal political and military center of the kingdom of Lazica in western Georgia.

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Archaeopolis canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
fortified city
capitalOf Lazica
contestedBy Byzantine Empire
Sasanian Empire
country Georgia
currentCondition ruins
excavatedBy Georgian archaeologists
flourishedInCentury 6th century
flourishedInPeriod Late Antiquity
hasFeature acropolis
basilicas
baths
subterranean passages
hasFortifications citadel
city walls
towers
hasNameInGreek Ἀρχαιόπολις
hasRemainsFromPeriod Byzantine period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument of Georgia
involvedIn Lazic War
knownAs Nokalakevi
Tsikhe-Goji
linked to: Tsikhegoji

Tsikhegoji
locatedIn Colchis
Lazica
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
South Caucasus
western Georgia
locatedNear Zugdidi
locatedOn Chkhobistskali River
mentionedBy Agathias
Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
modernSiteName Nokalakevi
nameMeaning ancient city
nearbySettlement Nokalakevi village
linked to: Nokalakevi
partOf Byzantine defensive system in Lazica
Kingdom of Lazica
region Samegrelo
religion Christianity in Late Antiquity
servedAs principal military center of Lazica
principal political center of Lazica
strategicLocation on route between coastal Colchis and interior Iberia
usedBy Byzantine Empire
Lazic kings

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Lazica capital Archaeopolis
Roman province of Lazicum capital Archaeopolis
Kingdom of Lazica capital Archaeopolis
Lazikē capital Archaeopolis
Tsikhegoji alsoKnownAs Archaeopolis
subject linked to: Tsikhegoji (Archaeopolis)
Siege of Archaeopolis location Archaeopolis