Episode 88: The Ancient Kingdom of Colchis — Homeland of the Golden Fleece separates the legend of Jason and the Argonauts from the historical civilization of western Georgia. The episode explores Colchian metallurgy, goldworking, agriculture, Greek trade, Vani, and later political change under Pontic and Roman influence. It also examines the theory that animal skins may have been used to collect river gold, while making clear that this remains a hypothesis rather than proven fact. Behind the myth, Colchis emerges as a wealthy and distinctive civilization at the crossroads of the Caucasus and the Black Sea.
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