>>211802441Why would that be surprising to you considering the relations we had with Rome.
Kingdom of Iberia was mostly a Roman ally and a client state though they did shift alliances here and there whenever it was advantageous.
Western Georgian kingdom of Colchis came under full Roman control unlike Iberia thoughever.
Romans simply saw us as a good barrier to protect their eastern side. Sometimes we let northern Caucasians raid them as a joke as well, back then we basically controlled the entire region.