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| Epoch | 1779-1837 |
| Work | Iona Khelashvili’s letter from 25 July, 1827, to the Solomon Dodashvili (Iona Khelashvili’s Epistolary Archive (1809-1835), The Corps of Georgian Epistolary Sources VI-VII; compiled, prepared for publication, appended study and remarks – G. Dedabris |
| Type | |
| Quote | “The historians recount that Alexander the Great became greatly depressed when one soldier came up to him and said: I congratulate you, great king! To which the ruler of the whole world answered: would you congratulate me with Homer’s resurrection; whouse book he placed in Darius’ most preciously adorned chest and there he kept it, reading permanently, even during battles” (pg. 302) |
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Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.
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