Georgia , Russia . Was it a part of Greece ?

Question

People told me that the name Georgia from Greek origin ; which means : Farm .

Answer 1

No it was never part of greece, there are still some people of greek origin there, don't forget that greek populations and colonies were all over the mediterrenean, eastern europe and the middle east since antiquity, but it's not even one of those places that had really solid greek populations till the recent past, like Turkey and Ukrania. Georgia -wich is also my name by the way- means indeed agriculture, farming, it's an old greek name, the male of wich is George (Georgios in greek) and i haven't got the slightest idea how it got to be the name of places like Georgia-x USSR and Georgia-USA. In greek it is strictly a name for people. I hope there are some better informed answerers for u!

Answer 2

Georgia was a republic in Soviet Union the same way as was the Russian Federation. All Soviet republics are now independent including Georgia and Russian Federation.
Georgia meaning form in Greek language does not mean it was part of Greece.
I never read it was part of Greece. Alexander did not go on that side and at no other time of recorded history Greece expanded that far.

Answer 3

There were and still are Greek communities in Russia and Ukraine around the Black sea and in Georgia. But these areas were never part of modern Greece.

Answer 4

Two early Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, known to ancient Greeks and Romans as Iberia in the east of the country, and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (in 337 AD, or in 319 AD as recent research suggests.).
Colchis is the location of the Golden Fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts in the Greek mythology and may have derived from local practice of using fleeces to sift gold dust from rivers.
Georgia was not Greek, it was a kingdom of its own.

Answer 5

Georgia is not in Russia.
Ancient Greeks had several port-colonies there. Phasis (now Poti), Dioscurias (now Sokhumi), Batis (now Batumi) and so on. They imported wheat mostly.

Answer 6

No. (And it's not part of Russia now.) Here's its history: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107564.html

Answer 7

No. I guess mom does know everything.