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Mar 20, 2024 · Gordion, the ancient capital of Phrygia, was said to be ruled the legendary King Midas, "the man with the golden touch". ... Gordion looks more like a quarry or the collapsed crater of an extinct ...
Gordion (Phrygian: Gordum; 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.
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.
Mar 30, 2022 · Exploring Gordion, Museum, & History. Gordion, once the great capital of the Phrygian dynasty, lies in the modern village of Yassihöyük, about 100 kilometers southwest of Ankara. Although famously connected to the story of the Gordion Knot, which Alexander the Great sliced through instead of untying, Gordion's history stretches much further back.
Gordion is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Near East, occupied for more than 4,000 years from the Bronze Age to modern times. Bronze Age People began living at the site of Gordion in the Early Bronze Age, at least as early as ca. 2500 BCE.
May 3, 2019 · Gordion, 106 km (66 miles) west of Ankara and 21 km (13 miles NW of Polatlı near the village of Yassıhöyük , was the capital of Phrygia under its most renowned ruler, King Midas (725-675 BC). The town and its fortress guarded the only practicable trade route between Troy and Antioch ( Antakya ) where it crossed the Sangarius (Sakarya) River.
