Monti, Giustina (2021) Phrygia. In: The Herodotus Encyclopedia. Wiley, pp. 1127-1128. ISBN 9781118689646
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Abstract
People inhabiting a region in the west-central interior of Asia Minor, with a kingdom centering on Gordium and a famous king named Midas. The Phrygians were an Indo-European people who immigrated into Anatolia from Macedonia and/or Thrace, according to Greek tradition. Under Achaemenid rule, Phrygia was a satrapy belonging to the third tax district and was crossed by the Royal Road.
| Keywords: | Anatolia, Briges, Persian contingents, Royal Road, tax districts, Herodotus |
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| Subjects: | V Historical and Philosophical studies > V110 Ancient History Q Linguistics, Classics and related subjects > Q800 Classical studies |
| Divisions: | College of Arts > School of History & Heritage > School of History & Heritage (History) |
| ID Code: | 45152 |
| Deposited On: | 09 Jun 2021 09:50 |
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