Cimmerian invasion

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The Cimmerian invasion was a series of raids and incursions by the nomadic Cimmerian people into Anatolia and surrounding regions in the 8th–7th centuries BCE, contributing to the downfall of several ancient kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age conflict
historical event
invasion
military campaign
associatedPeople Cimmerians
Scythians
chronology followed Scythian movements in the Pontic steppe
conflictType nomadic incursions
contributedTo downfall of Phrygia
downfall of several Anatolian kingdoms
culturalContext Iron Age Anatolia
describedAs series of raids and incursions rather than a single battle
endTime 7th century BCE
historicalPeriod Early 1st millennium BCE
impact disruption of trade routes in Anatolia
population displacements in affected regions
shift of regional power from Phrygia to Lydia
location Anatolia
Asia Minor
Black Sea steppe
Caucasus region
Near East
linked to: Middle East
mainParticipants Cimmerians
Kingdom of Lydia
linked to: Lydian Kingdom

Kingdom of Phrygia
linked to: Phrygian kingdom

Neo-Assyrian Empire
Urartu
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
notableEvent Cimmerian sack of Phrygian capital Gordium
opponent Lydia
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Phrygia
Urartu
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
partOf migrations and invasions of steppe nomads into the Near East
relatedTo Cimmerians
History of Anatolia
Iron Age nomadic warfare
Neo-Assyrian military history
result destruction of Phrygia
political instability in Anatolia
pressure on Neo-Assyrian Empire
territorial changes in western Anatolia
weakening of Urartu
source Assyrian royal inscriptions
Greek historical traditions
startTime 8th century BCE

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Gordium destroyedInEvent Cimmerian invasion