Ancient Inscription Unveils the King Who May Have Toppled Midas A newly discovered stone hints that a lost civilization defeated the ancient Turkish kingdom of Phrygia around the eighth century B.C.

According to “The Life of Aesop,” a text compiled in ancient Greece from a variety of legends, the man whose name is synonymous with the fable was born a slave in Phrygia (in modern-day Turkey ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 2,800-year-old royal tomb which researchers believe belonged to one of King Midas’s relatives.

Object Details Location Currently not on view Credit Line Stack's date made ca 251 - 253 ID Number NU.71.14.209 catalog number 71.14.209 accession number 292516 Object Name coin Physical Description ...

The Phrygian cap derives its name from the ancient region of Phrygia, in what is now Turkey. Also known as a liberty cap, it inspired revolutionaries in both the Colonies and France. Illustration ...

The untouched burial chamber contained bronze cauldrons and iron tools, indicating a royal lineage. Source: Canva In the heart of ancient Phrygia, beneath a mound of earth untouched for nearly three ...

The spectacular burial tumuli at Gordion (Turkey), the capital of ancient Phrygia and seat of the legendary (but historical) King Midas of the Golden Touch, are presented in this lecture by CU's ...