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Alexander the Quitter (infosec.pub)
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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I thought Spain+Portugal were Iberia, not the Caucasus. That the ancient name?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago

Kind of. Essentially 'Iberia' is a name Greeks used generally, which then got translated and inherited repeatedly by Romans and such. Similar to barbarians being the Berbers of North Africa and also the Germanic tribes.

So that 'Iberia' is a placename for a culture that became the Georgians. (Which is also an exonym. I think it's called 'Kartli' by the people actually living there.) I don't know if or why 'Iberia' would still be used.

[–] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

https://www.britannica.com/place/Iberia-ancient-kingdom-Georgia Was a old name for the areas below the mountains, the name on the map isnt correctly positioned.