Tbilisi
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: David Braund
Creators: David Braund
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund, DARMC, Francis Deblauwe, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, World Historical Gazetteer, Eric Kansa, H. Kopp, W. Röllig, B. Siewert-Mayer, R. Talbert
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Oct 16, 2025 08:42 AM
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History
Tbilisi, the modern capital of Georgia, was the ancient Tiflīs and was founded in A.D. 455 or 458 when the capital of Georgia was transferred from Mtsk̲h̲eta.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/863903
41.717722, 44.78057
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 22133 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Taflīs (AD 632 - AD 750)
- Taflīs (AD 632 - AD 750)
- Tbilisi (Georgian, 1200 BC - AD 2000)
- Tbilisi (Georgian, 1200 BC - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (Ottoman Turkish, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (Russian, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (German, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (Ottoman Turkish, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (Russian, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflis (German, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Tiflīs (Modern Standard Arabic, AD 600 - AD 1918)
- Tiflīs (Modern Standard Arabic, AD 600 - AD 1918)
- Tiphilis (Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Tiphilis (Ancient Greek, AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Tpłis (Armenian, AD 300 - AD 1500)
- Tpłis (Armenian, AD 300 - AD 1500)
- Tp̣lis (AD 500 - AD 650)
- Tp̣lis (AD 500 - AD 650)
- Tpḫis (AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Tpḫis (AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Tpẖis (Armenian, AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Tpẖis (Armenian, AD 300 - AD 1200)
- Ṭbilisi (1200 BC - AD 2000)
- Ṭbilisi (1200 BC - AD 2000)
- Ṭp̣łis (AD 600 - AD 1500)
- Ṭp̣łis (AD 600 - AD 1500)
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settlement
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 88 C3 Tbilisi
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tbilisi
David Braund, Jeffrey Becker, Diane Braund, DARMC, Francis Deblauwe, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, World Historical Gazetteer, Eric Kansa, H. Kopp, W. Röllig, B. Siewert-Mayer, and R. Talbert, 'Tbilisi: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/863903> [accessed: 06 December 2025]
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