The Phrygian Kingdom and Midas

Name: The Phrygian Kingdom and Midas
Start: -850
End: -700

Type Event Region Anatolia Time c. -850–-700

Around the 8th century BCE, the Phrygians established a kingdom in west-central Anatolia with Gordium as its capital.…

Timeline

c. -850–-820Gordium · PhrygiaThe Phrygians formed a political center in west-central Anatolia, with Gordium as its capital, and the kingdom gradually consolidated surrounding tribes and settlements in the early Iron Age.
c. -800–-750Gordium · PhrygiaDuring the reign of the legendary King Midas, the kingdom's power expanded; large tombs and architectural remains excavated at Gordium attest to its wealth and political authority, and Greek sources also record his legends.
c. -710–-700West-central Anatolia · AnatoliaThe Cimerians invaded from the north, dealing the Phrygian kingdom a heavy blow; the political center was damaged, the kingdom's power declined, and conditions were created for the rise of successor powers such as Lydia.

Phrygia https://www.britannica.com/place/Phrygia
Gordion Excavations Project — University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology https://www.penn.museum/sites/gordion/