Crowded Battle Scene. King Vakhtang Gorgasali, the warrior king of the 5th century, is remembered as the founder of Tbilisi — legend says his falcon fell into a hot spring where the city now stands. A dramatic relief of riders and warriors, full of movement, on one of the pillars. “Better a glorious death than a shameful life” — Rustaveli’s words could stand under many of the heroes honoured on these pillars.
