Claim: Georgians arose from an ancient kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea and they are significant.
Evidence: Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian and Iberian civilizations.
Colchis -LRB- -LSB- ˈkɒlkɪs -RSB- კოლხეთი Kolkheti ; Greek Κολχίς Kolkhis -RRB- was an ancient kingdom and region on the coast of the Black Sea , centered in present-day western Georgia.
The Georgians or Kartvelians -LRB- -LSB- ქართველები , tr -RSB- -RRB- are a nation and ethnic group who constitute a majority of the population in Georgia.