In classical antiquity, Phrygia (/ ˈ f r ɪ dʒ i ə / FRIJ-ee-ə; 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.

Sep 5, 2019 · 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.

Mar 21, 2025 · Phrygia, ancient district in west-central Anatolia, named after a people whom the Greeks called Phryges and who dominated Asia Minor between the Hittite collapse (12th century bc) and the Lydian ascendancy (7th century bc).

Phrygia was an ancient region located in the west-central part of Asia Minor, which is modern-day Turkey. It is mentioned in the New Testament as part of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys. Phrygia was known for its distinct culture and language, and it played a significant role in the spread of early Christianity.

Oct 1, 2004 · Phrygia is the Greek name of an ancient state in western-central Anatolia (modern Turkey), extending from the Eskişehir area east to (perhaps) Boğazköy and Alishar Hüyük within the Halys River bend.

Phrygia loses the territory of Pergamum to Lydia about 695 BC, seemingly upon the defeat and suicide of King Midas III. Five years later, nomadic Cimmerian warriors overrun Phrygia and sack the capital, Gordion.

The ancient Kingdom of Phrygia in Turkey holds much more than the legend of King Midas, as archaeological excavations of its capitol Gordion reveals.

May 17, 2018 · PHRYGIA, district in central Asia Minor, part of the Roman province of Asia after the death of Attalus iii (133 b.c.e.), the last king of *Pergamum. A Jewish community was established in Phrygia no later than the end of the third century b.c.e.

Oct 1, 2004 · Located in western Anatolia and bordered by the kingdom of Phrygia to the east and Ionia to the west, the kingdom of Lydia flourished during the first millennium B.C. Much of what is known about Lydia derives from the Greek historian Herodotus (fifth century B.C.).

Phrygia and the Phrygians were one of the ancient civilizations in Anatolia, modern Turkey.