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Gordio. [ editar datos en Wikidata] Gordio (del griego Γόρδιον/ Gordion, también conocida como Gordión o Gordium, en turco Gordiyon) era la capital del antiguo reino de Frigia. Corresponde al actual yacimiento de Yassihüyük, en la actual provincia turca de Ankara, a unos 96 km al sudoeste de la ciudad de Ankara y en el distrito de ...
Gordion ( Phrygian: Gordum; [1] Greek: Γόρδιον, romanized : Górdion; Turkish: Gordion or Gordiyon; Latin: Gordium) was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about 70–80 km (43–50 mi) southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district.
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Gordion lies approximately ninety kilometres south-west of Ankara in central Türkiye, at the intersection of the great empires to the east (Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites) and the west (Greeks, Romans). Consequently, it occupied a strategic position on nearly all trade routes that linked the Aegean and Mediterranean seas with the Near East.
Mar 20, 2024 · Its name is Gordion, the ancient capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Phrygia, and it's at least 4,500 years old. Located on a parched, windswept plain about 90km south-west of Ankara, Gordion looks ...
The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied an oxcart. Reputedly, whoever could untie it would be destined to rule all of Asia. In 333 BC Alexander was challenged to untie the knot. Instead of untangling it laboriously as expected, he ...
Historical Overview. Gordion is one of the most important sites of the ancient world. It is known primarily as the political and cultural capital of the Phrygians, a people who dominated much of central Anatolia during the early first millennium BCE. With its monumental Phrygian architecture, an extensive destruction level dating to around 800 ...
Jul 22, 2021 · History of Gordion. Founded in an important strategic location in what is now central Turkey, Gordion was also famous as the place where Alexander the Great cut the Gordian Knot – with the legend stating that whomever achieved this feat would become king of all Asia. Gordion itself saw many rulers and empires through the centuries.
