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.

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Middle Phrygian period canonical 2
Phrygian period 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age phase
historical period
archaeologicalCulture Phrygian archaeological culture
archaeologicallyDefinedBy architectural phases
ceramic typology
stratigraphic levels at Gordium
associatedDeity Cybele
Sabazios
associatedWith Phrygian kingdom
associatedWithCulture Phrygian culture
linked to: Phrygians
associatedWithRuler Midas (legendary Phrygian king)
linked to: King Midas
characterizedBy Phrygian painted pottery
fortification systems at Gordium
monumental architecture at Gordium
tumulus burials
wooden furniture in elite tombs
chronologicalContext Iron Age
culturalInfluenceFrom Greek world
linked to: Hellenic world

Neo-Hittite traditions
linked to: Neo-Hittite states
culturalInfluenceOn later Anatolian cultures
declineAssociatedWith external invasions in Anatolia
regional political instability
economyBasedOn agriculture
animal husbandry
regional trade
followedBy Late Phrygian period
follows Early Phrygian period
linked to: Phrygian period
hasCenter Gordium
hasPhase decline of Phrygian kingdom
flourishing of Phrygian kingdom
languageInUse Phrygian language
locatedIn Phrygia
central Anatolia
majorSite Gordium
Midas City
Yassıhöyük (Gordium mound)
partOf Phrygian chronology
politicalForm kingdom
region Sakarya River valley
linked to: Sakarya Plain
religion Phrygian polytheism
temporalRelation after collapse of Neo-Hittite states
before Achaemenid Persian domination in Anatolia
writingSystem Phrygian alphabet

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Gordium archaeological site hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Phrygian period
Gordion timePeriod Phrygian period
linked to: Middle Phrygian period
Late Phrygian period follows Middle Phrygian period