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.

Gordion, the ancient capital of Phrygia, was said to be ruled the legendary King Midas, "the man with the golden touch". But who was he, and where did the stories about him come from?

The incredible 4,500-year-old city where 'world's richest king' is said to be buried Gordion was the capital of ancient Phrygia, an Iron Age kingdom of Anatolia, said to have been ruled by the ...

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 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 ...

W. M. Ramsay, Antiquities of Southern Phrygia and the Border Lands (I), The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, Vol. 3, No. 3/4 (Dec., 1887), pp. 344-368 ...

AFYONKARAHISAR, Turkey A hidden gem in the ancient Phrygian Valley has become an alternative tourist destination in western Turkey with the many historical places and “fairy chimneys” it ...

King Midas was the ruler of Phrygia. One day, Midas found a satyr - a creature with the body of a man and legs of a goat - in need of help. So Midas took the satyr home and looked after him. The ...

W. M. Ramsay, Antiquities of Southern Phrygia and the Border Lands (III), The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Sep., 1888), pp. 263-283 ...