Bagrat III, also known as Bagrat the Unifier, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king of the Kingdom of Abkhazia from 978 and king of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1008 until his death in 1014. Through
Bagrat III, fresco from the Bedia Cathedral.
The Bedia Chalice donated by Bagrat to the Bedia Monastery is an important piece of Georgian metal art. c. 999 AD
Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi, a World Heritage Site.
Coin of Bagrat III, struck at the Tiflis mint
David III Kuropalates or David III the Great, also known as David II, was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid family of Tao, a historic region in the Georgian–Armenian marchlands, from 966 until his mur
David III the Great as depicted on a bas-relief from the Oshki Monastery. It was David’s use of Byzantine imagery that influenced the appearance of royal power of Georgia in the following two centuries.
A processional cross of David of Tao by the goldsmith Asat