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| Epoch | XII c.(?) |
| Work | Life of the King of Kings David (Life of Kartli, text identified based on all key manuscripts by S. Kaukhchishvili, v. I, Tbilisi, 1955) |
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| Quote | “[David, E. K.] made them shut up their mouths and rendered them silent, denied them ability to speak, like Basil the Great in Athens…” (pg. 357) |
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Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.
| Comment | T. Khaukhchishvili: “Basil the Great, i.e. Bishop of Caesarea, had stayed in Athens (352-359), which was the center of philosophical education, a number of years … There he had distinguished himself as a brilliant citizen and a debater many times” (T. Khaukhchishvili, Ancient World in the Historiography of Rustaveli Epoch, ”Macne”, N 3, Tbilisi, 1974, pg. 125). |
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