Abstract:
The narrative about Alexander the Great’s campaign in Kartli
(Eastern Georgia) is inspired by the Greek writings and literary legacy.
This story is told in two principle Georgian records: “Conversion of
Kartli” (Moktsevai Kartlisai) and “The Life of Kartli (Georgia)” (Kartlis
Tskhovreba”). And historians think this story to be derived from
Alexander’s Romance by Pseudo-Callisthenes. Comparative analysis of
the Greek and the Georgian sources led us to a conclusion as follows:
some more Greek records had been applied to create the Georgian story
for Alexander’s voyage in Kartli.