Abstract:
Nemesis was one of the most ancient and revered deities in ancient
Greece. She appears to be the goddess of just revenge. Its duty
was the punishment (death) for a crime, and distribution of kindness
equally among mortals ... In ancient Rome, the deity was a kind of
“empire fortune” which, on the one hand, avenged the empire and,
on the other hand, distributed gifts subsidized by the empire.
In late antiquity, the cult of Nemesis was recorded on the territory
of Georgia in the Kingdom of Kartli (Iberia) – on the territory
of Greater Mtskheta, Urbnisi and Zhinvali. In particular, the intaglios
found here, which were mainly used by the middle class population.
Of the eight intaglios found here, four are encased in iron, one in
bronze, two in silver, and one in gold. Intaglios are mass-produced
specimens that do not diff er from the mass-produced specimens,
characteristic of late antiquity. Seals and insignia date back to II-III
centuries. Only one intaglio incased in a gold ring belongs to the IIIIV
centuries.
As a result of the research of the intaglios with the image of
Nemesis, it has been established that the ancient pagan pantheon
is spread in the Kingdom of Kartli, it is obvious that Kartli is a part of
the ancient ecumene. which is reflected even in the cut stones. Rings
with the image of the deity Nemesis enter Kartli at the very time
when this deity was popular in the Roman Empire of II-III centuries.
