Dzalisi

Dzalisi (Georgian: ძალისი) is a historic village in Georgia, located in the Mukhrani valley, 50 km northwest of Tbilisi, and 20 km northwest of Mtskheta.

It is the Zalissa (

Pityus, are, by far, the oldest ones found in the Caucasus.^{[citation needed]} The style of the mosaic dates to around AD 300. Its central part depicts Ariadne and Dionysus

in a banquet scene.

References

Manana Dzumberovna Odiseli, edited by Renate Pillinger and Barbara Zimmermann. Spätanike und frühchristliche Mosaike in Georgien. (Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1995).
ISBN 3-7001-2187-3

Kacharava, D. (1990). "Archaeology in Georgia 1980-1990 (Post-Prehistoric to Pre-Mediaeval)". Archaeological Reports. 37: 79–86.
JSTOR 581171
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Kakha Khimshiashvili. Temples and Palaces in the Ancient Georgia: Interpretation difficulties in the Context of the Near Eastern Archaeology (Summary). Open.ge. Accessed September 22, 2007.

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