King Midas is one of Greek mythology’s most memorable figures—not because he was wise, strong, or heroic, but because his ...

The Battle of Ipsus reshaped the empire of Alexander the Great, as rival successors clashed in a fight that ended hopes of ...

A 2,700-year-old rock temple has been discovered in Turkey, revealing how the Phrygians worshipped a powerful mother goddess.

The history of Anatolia could have been altered entirely if things had turned out differently in the seventh century BC. At that time, a nation known as the Cimmerians was raiding throughout Anatolia, ...

In the western-central arid heartland of ancient Anatolia, the river Sangarios snaked through the ancient Iron Age Kingdom of Phrygia, once a rival to Assyria in the south-east and Urartu in the north ...

In the west central part of ancient Phrygia in Anatolia, Turkey, the ruins of Laodicea crown the hill between the narrow valleys of the Asopus and Caprus rivers, converging into the Lycus river.

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Found within Tumulus T26, a burial mound in Gordion’s Yassıhüyük region, the wooden burial chamber dates to the 8th century B.C.E. Excavations by Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University from September 2024 ...

When we consider some of the strongest and long-lasting empires in history, the Roman Empire is usually at least in the conversation. And because the various stages of the Roman Republic and the ...

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