In classical antiquity, Phrygia (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ i ə / FRIJ-ee-ə; Ancient Greek: Φρυγία, Phrygía) was a kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River.

Sep 5, 2019 · Phrygia was the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom (12th-7th century BCE) and, following its demise, the term was then applied to the general geographical area it once covered in the western plateau of Asia Minor.

Dec 27, 2024 · Phrygia, ancient district in west-central Anatolia, named after a people whom the Greeks called Phryges and who dominated Asia Minor between the Hittite collapse (12th century bc) and the Lydian ascendancy (7th century bc).

The Phrygians (Greek: Φρύγες, Phruges or Phryges) were an ancient Indo-European speaking people who inhabited central-western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in antiquity.

Phrygia is the Greek name of an ancient state in western-central Anatolia (modern Turkey), extending from the Eskişehir area east to (perhaps) Boğazköy and Alishar Hüyük within the Halys River bend.

Phrygia (See asia minor, Classical) was the large and ill-defined geographical region which stretched across much of west central Anatolia. The settlement and culture of Phrygia during the early 1st millennium bce is known principally through the excavations at Gordium, and the legends associated with its legendary king, Midas.

Jul 12, 2024 · Phrygia is often overlooked in discussions of ancient civilizations, yet its impact on biblical history and early Christianity is undeniable. This region in central Anatolia was a melting pot of cultures and ideas that significantly influenced religious developments.

Phrygia was the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom (12th-7th century BCE) and, following its demise, the term was then applied to the general geographical area it once covered in the western plateau of Asia Minor.

Jun 11, 2024 · Herodotus claimed that this story came from the Macedonians themselves. According to this account, the Bryges were the neighbors of the Macedonians, in the northeast region of the Balkans. At some undefined point, the Phrygians migrated from the Balkans to western 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-east for domination of the region.