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Gordion (Phrygian: Gordum; [1] 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.
Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian Knot by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811) Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot (1767) by Jean-François Godefroy Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot by André Castaigne (1898–1899)
The king buried in Tumulus MM. Rodney Young named the largest burial mound at the site Tumulus MM—for “Midas Mound,” after the famous Phrygian king Midas, who ruled at Gordion during the second half of the eighth century B.C. Young eventually came to believe that the tomb’s occupant was not Midas but rather his father, although in either case the wooden finds from the burial can be ...
The museum was established in 1963 as a subsidiary of Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara about 75 kilometres (47 mi) away. Recently, the museum was enlarged by adding a 180 square metres (1,900 sq ft) stock room, a 150 square metres (1,600 sq ft) additional exhibition hall a lab and conference room.
In the founding myth of Gordium, the first Gordias was a poor farmer from Macedonia who was the last descendant of the royal family of Bryges. [1] When an eagle landed on the pole of his ox-cart, he interpreted it as a sign that he would one day become a king.
Gordian I was said to be related to prominent senators of his time. [7] His praenomen and nomen Marcus Antonius suggested that his paternal ancestors received Roman citizenship under the triumvir Mark Antony, or one of his daughters, during the late Roman Republic. [7]
Gordion Wooden Furniture: The Study, Conservation and Reconstruction of the Furniture and Wooden Objects from Gordion, 1981-1998. (English and Turkish). Ankara: Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, 1999. Simpson, E. (ed.) The Spoils of War—World War II and its Aftermath: The Loss, Reappearance, and Recovery of Cultural Property. New York: Harry ...
Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters Gordon (surname), the surname Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War