Unknown Soldier: Georgia’s Renaissance Man

A boy king vanquished the Turks and ushered in a golden age. In the late 11th century, the European nation-state of Georgia was on the brink of annihilation. Over the previous century Seljuk Turks had invaded and annexed much of the eastern part of the Christian-majority country. In 1089, with Turks plundering and ravaging Georgia …

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