Phrygia

In antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolian highlands, part of modern Turkey, from ca. 1200 BC to 700 BC. It had a rich mythological heritage, as the homeland of the Great Mother Cybele, and an influential history, before it was overwhelmed by Cimmerian invaders, then briefly conquered by its neighbor Lydia, before it passed successively into the Persian Empire of Cyrus, the empire of Alexander the Great and his successors, was taken by the king of Pergamon, and eventually became part of the Roman Empire. The Phrygian language survived until ca. the 6th century AD.

Related Topics:
Anatolia - Highlands - Turkey - 1200 BC - 700 BC - Great Mother - Cybele - Cimmerian - Lydia - Persian Empire - Cyrus - Alexander the Great - Pergamon - Roman Empire - Phrygian language - 6th century AD

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