Large
empires dominated the history of the world. But stories of small countries
struggling to survive between the wars of empires filled the margins. Some
became spheres of influence, puppets in proxy wars of stronger empire, but others
succeeded in becoming independent and even achieved their very own golden ages
that made their descendants proud. Such was the story of the Kingdom of
Georgia.
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