Bacurius the Iberian

Bacurius (Georgian: ბაკურ, romanized: bak'ur) was a Roman general of Georgian origin and a member of the royal family of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) mentioned by several Greco-Roman authors of the 4th and 5th centuries. It is accepted, but not universally, that all these refer to the same person, an Iberian "king" or "prince", who joined the Roman military ranks.^[1] Scholarly opinion is divided whether Bacurius can be identified with one of the kings named Bakur the Great (Georgian: ბაკურ დიდი, romanized: bak'ur didi), attested in medieval Georgian annals, who might have taken refuge in territories obtained by the Eastern Roman Empire during the Roman–Persian Wars that were fought over the Caucasus.^[2]

The oldest Georgian Bir el Qutt inscriptions mention Bacurius. He is also thought to be a possible maternal great-uncle^[3] or grandfather of Peter the Iberian.^[4]

^ N. Preud'homme, "Bacurius, the Man with Two Faces", Iberia-Colchis, 13, 2017, 166-192.
^ Toumanoff 1969, pp. 31–32.
^ Rayfield, p. 39
^ Khurtsilava, p. 130

[1] N. Preud'homme, "Bacurius, the Man with Two Faces", Iberia-Colchis, 13, 2017, 166-192.

[2] Toumanoff 1969, pp. 31–32.

[3] Rayfield, p. 39

[4] Khurtsilava, p. 130

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