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Stone Seal from Gordion (Gordium), the capital city of ancient Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. First half of the 1st century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Single-handed spouted jug from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Bowl from "Tumulus K.III" at Gordion (Gordium), in modern-day Turkey. Mid-8th century to early 7th century BCE. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

This is a limestone bust of the goddess Cybele. 6th century BCE. From Gordium (or Gordion), the capital city of ancient Phrygia. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Midas was a mythical king of Phrygia in Asia Minor who was famous for his extraordinary ability to change anything he touched into gold. This gift was given to him by Dionysos in thanks for his hospitality to the wise satyr Silenus. Midas...

Phrygia was the name of an ancient Anatolian kingdom (12th-7th century BCE) and, following its demise, the term was then applied to the general geographical area it once covered in the western plateau of Asia Minor. With its capital at Gordium...

Thanks to the new Sanal Muze digital portal released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey in 2020 CE, history lovers and art enthusiasts can now take virtual tours of Turkey's best archaeological sites and museums. There are currently...

Defining Thracian art is a difficult task due to the fact that what we call today Thrace was never a single unified state but, rather, a collection of many independent communities (or tribes) who formed both alliances and rivalries with each...