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Page viii
T'beti . Schema of relief of Ašot ' II K'uxi ( after Djobadze ) . Constantinople . Hagia Sophia . North gallery . Emperor Alexander ( 912-13 ) . Aght'amar . Church of the Holy Cross ( 915-21 ) . West façade . King Gagik of Vaspurakan .
T'beti . Schema of relief of Ašot ' II K'uxi ( after Djobadze ) . Constantinople . Hagia Sophia . North gallery . Emperor Alexander ( 912-13 ) . Aght'amar . Church of the Holy Cross ( 915-21 ) . West façade . King Gagik of Vaspurakan .
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Lost relief of King Gagik of Ani from circular church of St. Gregory the Illuminator ( 990-1020 ) ( after Thierry ) . Cappadocia . Pigeon House Church , Çavuşin . North apse . Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas ( 963–69 ) . Cappadocia .
Lost relief of King Gagik of Ani from circular church of St. Gregory the Illuminator ( 990-1020 ) ( after Thierry ) . Cappadocia . Pigeon House Church , Çavuşin . North apse . Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas ( 963–69 ) . Cappadocia .
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... is supported by the magnificence or quantity of their images and the buildings that contain them , whereas the military failures of Giorgi II ( 1072-89 ) are reflected in the supposed insignificance of images of the king .
... is supported by the magnificence or quantity of their images and the buildings that contain them , whereas the military failures of Giorgi II ( 1072-89 ) are reflected in the supposed insignificance of images of the king .
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... could provide little extra legitimacy for the new rulers . Their greatest kings , Mirian ( who converted Georgia to Christianity ) and Vaxtang Gorgasali , are occasionally referred to as model rulers in the chronicles ...
... could provide little extra legitimacy for the new rulers . Their greatest kings , Mirian ( who converted Georgia to Christianity ) and Vaxtang Gorgasali , are occasionally referred to as model rulers in the chronicles ...
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In 888 Adarnase II ( 881-923 ) received the title of king of Kartli from both Baghdad and Constantinople , again on the tail of Ašot I the Great Bagratuni of Armenia , who had been similarly elevated in 884. Once more Bagrat'ioni lands ...
In 888 Adarnase II ( 881-923 ) received the title of king of Kartli from both Baghdad and Constantinople , again on the tail of Ašot I the Great Bagratuni of Armenia , who had been similarly elevated in 884. Once more Bagrat'ioni lands ...
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Page xix - N. Thierry, Le souverain dans les programmes d'églises en Cappadoce et en Géorgie du X' au XIII' siècle, dans Revue des études géorgiennes et caucasiennes, 4, 1988, p.
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| Title | Royal Imagery in Medieval Georgia |
| Author | Antony Eastmond |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Penn State Press, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0271043911, 9780271043913 |
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