Moonlapse 1 Report post Posted September 24, 2006 As far as I know, the Phasis is the modern Rioni river. The lowlands are marshy, but are bounded to the north by the Caucasus Mountains, which provide timber and the source of the river. Supposedly the Black Sea has risen in the past 200 years, making most sites unsuitable for excavation. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2000/2000-11-24.html http://ina.tamu.edu/Georgia%20Survey.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Colchis...mapandersen.jpg A good indication of the river size: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lacertus 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 Yes, I think it's so and i was really wondered to read other theory about Colchis location. I found the mouth of Rioni with coastline in Google Earth. It looks like navigable waterway and it could be so a few thousands years ago too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caldrail 152 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 I was under the impression that Colchis was in northern Turkey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moonlapse 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Colchis (modern Georgia) was immediately north of modern Turkey on the Black Sea. Bithynia, Pontus and Iberia were in modern Turkey on the Black Sea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius Paulinus Maximus 2 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 This is quite an interesting thread, i'd never heard of Colchis before now, it's has a very interesting history. Here's a bit of info on the where abouts and history of Colchis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/colchis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moonlapse 1 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 This is quite an interesting thread, i'd never heard of Colchis before now, it's has a very interesting history. Here's some other areas around the Pontus Euxinus that you might enjoy investigating: Hylaia/Olbia Getarum Solitudo Chersonesus Taurica Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius Paulinus Maximus 2 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 This is quite an interesting thread, i'd never heard of Colchis before now, it's has a very interesting history. Here's some other areas around the Pontus Euxinus that you might enjoy investigating: Hylaia/Olbia Getarum Solitudo Chersonesus Taurica Thanks Moonlapse, i'll definately look into those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites