Phrygia

Phrygia was a state in Anatolia (Middle East) that lasted from c. 900 to 695 BCE, about 205 years. Its people spoke Other Indo-European languages (Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian).

Kingdom of Balkan-born settlers in central Anatolia, remembered through King Midas, whose huge burial mound still stands at Gordion. Cimmerian raiders sacked the capital around 695 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 900 to 695 BCE
Duration: 205 years
Type: State
Region: Anatolia, Middle East
Language family: Other Indo-European
Capital: Gordion

Became

Lydia c. 680 to 546 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE
Dilmun c. 2800 to 544 BCE
Kingdom of Hadramawt c. 800 BCE to 300 CE
Kingdom of Qataban c. 800 BCE to 200 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Phrygia exist?

c. 900 to 695 BCE, about 205 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Phrygia?

Anatolia, in Middle East. Its capital was Gordion.

What language did Phrygia speak?

Other Indo-European. This family includes Armenian, Albanian, Thracian, Illyrian, Phrygian, Tocharian, Dacian.

What came after Phrygia?

Lydia.