Middle Phrygian period
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The Middle Phrygian period is a key Iron Age phase in central Anatolia marked by the flourishing and subsequent decline of the Phrygian kingdom, centered at sites such as Gordium.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age phase
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Phrygian archaeological culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyDefinedBy |
architectural phases
ⓘ
ceramic typology ⓘ stratigraphic levels at Gordium ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Cybele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabazios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Phrygian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Phrygian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Midas (legendary Phrygian king) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Phrygian painted pottery
ⓘ
fortification systems at Gordium ⓘ monumental architecture at Gordium ⓘ tumulus burials ⓘ wooden furniture in elite tombs ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceFrom |
Greek world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Hittite traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | later Anatolian cultures ⓘ |
| declineAssociatedWith |
external invasions in Anatolia
ⓘ
regional political instability ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| followedBy | Late Phrygian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Early Phrygian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Gordium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
decline of Phrygian kingdom
ⓘ
flourishing of Phrygian kingdom ⓘ |
| languageInUse | Phrygian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Phrygia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorSite |
Gordium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midas City NERFINISHED ⓘ Yassıhöyük (Gordium mound) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Phrygian chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalForm | kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Sakarya River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Phrygian polytheism ⓘ |
| temporalRelation |
after collapse of Neo-Hittite states
ⓘ
before Achaemenid Persian domination in Anatolia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Phrygian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.