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The Phrygian language (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ i ə n /) was the Indo-European language of the Phrygians, spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey), during classical antiquity (c. 8th century BCE to 5th century CE). Phrygian ethno-linguistic homogeneity is debatable.
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Indo-European topics. The Phrygians ( Greek: Φρύγες, Phruges...
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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.
The Phrygian alphabet is the script used in the earliest Phrygian texts. It dates back to the 8th century BCE and was used until the fourth century BCE ("Old-Phrygian" inscriptions), after which it was replaced by the common Greek alphabet ("New-Phrygian" inscriptions, 1st to 3rd century CE).
Phrygian was an Indo-European language related to Dacian and Thracian and belonging to the Paleo-Balkan branch of languages. It was spoken in Central Asia Minor until about the 5th century AD. The earliest known inscriptions in Phyrgian date from the 8th century BC and were written in an alphabet derived from Phoenician.
Phrygian can refer to: Anything relating to the region of Phrygia. Anything relating to the Phrygians, an ethnic group. Phrygian language, their language. Phrygian cap, once characteristic of the region. Phrygian helmet, used historically in Thracian, Dacian, Classical and Hellenistic Greek armies, and later among Romans.
