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- The Phrygians (Greek: Φρύγες, Phruges or Phryges) were an ancient Indo-European speaking people who inhabited central-western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) in antiquity.
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In classical antiquity, Phrygia (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ i ə / FRIJ-ee-ə; Phrygian: 𐊩𐌏𐌛𐊅𐊄𐌌, romanized: Gordum; 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. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires of the time.
Sep 5, 2019 · Historical Overview. The fertile plain of the western side of Anatolia attracted settlers from an early period, at least the early Bronze Age, and then saw the formation of the Hittite state (1700-1200 BCE). The first Greek reference to Phrygia appears in the 5th-century BCE Histories of Herodotus (7.73).
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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, perhaps of Thracian origin, settled in northwestern Anatolia.
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Colossae (/ k ə ˈ l ɒ s i /; Greek: Κολοσσαί) was an ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and one of the most celebrated cities of southern Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Epistle to the Colossians, an early Christian text which identifies its author as Paul the Apostle, is addressed to the church in Colossae.
In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( / ˈfrɪdʒiə / FRIJ-ee-ə; Phrygian: 𐊩𐌏𐌛𐊅𐊄𐌌, romanized: Gordum; 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. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires of the time.
Taken together, the linguistic and material evidence suggests that Phrygian culture was an influential element in the ethnic mix of populations on the Anatolian plateau. Keywords: alphabetic script, Anatolian language, Early Iron Age, Phrygian culture. Subject. Archaeology of the Near East Archaeology. Series. Oxford Handbooks.
