In dieser Publikation werden die Ausgrabungsergebnisse des Palastes von Depolis Gora im Südkaukasus vorgestellt. Exemplarisch werden an diesem Beispiel die Einflüsse der römischen Kultur im alten Königreich von Iberien untersucht. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Remarks Preface Iulon Gagoshidze: Kartli in Hellenistic and Roman Times. General Aspects • Introduction • The Contacts of Iberia with Classical Antiquity • State Borders of Iberia • Rome and Iberia. Military and Political Relations • Iberia and Parthia • Monetary Circulation • Trade Routes and Imports • Literacy • Iron Metallurgy • Climate and Agriculture • Architecture Iulon Gagoshidze: Dedoplis Gora – One of the Most Important Archaeological Sites on the Territory of the Ancient Iberia Florian S. Knauß: The Palace at Dedoplis Gora. A Survey of Transcaucasian Monumental Architecture in Hellenistic and Early Roman Times • The Late Hellenistic-Early Imperial Building at Dedoplis Gora • Some Remarks on the Development of Monumental Architecture in Georgia from its Beginnings to the Arrival of the Romans • Comparison and Classification of the Complex at Dedoplis Gora, and of Other Large Transcaucasian - Buildings of the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods • Later Developments and Conclusion THE FINDS OF DEDOPLIS GORA AND THEIR CONTEXT Pottery (Tinatin Chanishvili ) • Imported Pottery (cat. nos. 1-13) • Local Pottery (cat. nos. 14-143) • Catalog Bone Objects (Iulon Gagoshidze) • Objects for Playing and Fortune-Telling (cat. nos. 1-75) • Sculptures (cat. nos. 76-77) • Containers (cat. nos. 78-98) • Instruments (cat. nos. 99-127) • Catalog Excursus: The Skylla Relief (Florian S. Knauß) Weapons (Iulon Gagoshidze) • Bows and Arrows (cat. nos. 1-17) • Spearheads and Butts (cat. nos. 18-25) • Dagger (cat. no. 26) • Armor (cat. nos. 27-38) • Parts of Horse’s Harness (cat. nos. 39-40) • Catalog Metal Implements (Iulon Gagoshidze) • Agricultural and Household Implements (cat. nos. 1-39) • Toiletry Article (cat. nos. 40-49) • Locks and Keys (cat. nos. 50-53) • Catalog Metal Vessels and Furniture (Henryk Löhr) • Bronze Vessels (cat. nos. 1-15) • Bronze Instruments (cat. nos. 16-20) • Furniture (cat. nos. 21-32) • Iron Vessels (cat. nos. 33-38) • Iron Lamps (cat. nos. 39-48) • Catalog Jewelry (Nana Gogiberidze) • Faience Pendants (cat. nos. 1-13) • Beads (cat. nos. 14-144) • Metal Jewelry (cat. nos. 145-185) • Catalog SELECTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL OF THE ROMAN PERIOD FROM WHOLE IBERIA INCLUDING THE FINDS OF DEDOPLIS GORA Engraved Gems and Impressions of Seals and Clay-Bullae (Ketevan Javakishvili) • Hellenistic and Roman Gems and Impressions of Gems • Bullae • Catalog of gems (cat. nos. 1-83) • Catalog of bullae • Bullae with Impressions of Local Seals (cat. nos. 1-18) • Bullae with Impressions of Hellenistic and Roman Gems (cat. nos. 19-40) Glass Vessels (Mariam Saginashvili) • Mold-pressed Vessels (cat. nos. 1-5) • Millefiori (cat. nos. 6-8) • Mold-blown Vessels (cat. nos. 9-32) • Free-blown Vessels (cat. nos. 33-65) • Catalog Monetary Circulation in Iberia in the 1st Century B.C.–1st Century A.D. (Medea Sherozia) • Classical and Hellenistic Coins • Parthian Coins • Roman Republican Coins • Roman Imperial Coins • List of Coins The Armazian Script (Grigol Giorgadze (†)) CATALOG OF SITES IULON GAGOSHIDZE Appendix: Analysis of the Plant Remains of Dedoplis Gora (Nana Rusishvili) Bibliography Plates