Claim: Georgians arose from a kingdom.
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.
In Greco-Roman geography , Iberia -LRB- Ancient Greek : Ἰβηρία Hiberia -RRB- was an exonymic name for a Georgian kingdom of Kartli , known after its core province , which during Classical Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages was a significant monarchy in the Caucasus , either as an independent state or as a dependent of larger empires , notably the Sassanid and Roman empires.