| Sanigia, ancient Georgian land that belonged to Georgian Kingdom since the time of antiquity and middle ages consists of territories from Nikopsia to Adler .Ancient Greek writers (Strabo and Others ) name the inhabitants as ethinc Georgians groups (Heniochi , SanigiSvans ) and the territory since the time of antiquity to middle ages as belonging to the Georgian kingdom. In 16th century territory was captured by Circassians who managed to occupy the territory.In defining the ancient ethnic map of Georgia, significance attaches to the fact also that Arrian and Claudius Ptolemaeous, authors of the 2nd cent. AD, refer to the geographical point 'Lazica' close to Nikopsia ( near modern Tuapse). Arrian calls the place 'old Lazica', ie an authentic place of Svano-Colchian (West Georgian)population. Strabo. 11.2.14 Now the voyage from Corocondame is straight towards the east; and at a distance of one hundred and eighty stadia is the Sindic harbor and city; and then, at a distance of four hundred stadia, one comes to Bata, as it is called, a village and harbor, at which place Sinope on the south is thought to lie almost directly opposite this coast, just as Carambis has been referred to as opposite Criumetopon.1 After Bata Artemidorus2 mentions the coast of the Cercetae, with its mooring places and villages, extending thence about eight hundred and fifty stadia; and then the coast of the Achaei, five hundred stadia; and then that of the Heniochi, one thousand; and then Greater ... |
