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Midaëum
Midaeium or Midaëum or Midaeion (), or Midaium or Midaion (Μιδάιον), was a town in the northeast of ancient Phrygia. It was situated on the little river Bathys (river), Bathys, on the road from Dorylaeum to Pessinus, and in Roman Empire, Roman times belonged to the ''conventus'' of Synnada in Phrygia, Synnada. In the ''Synecdemus'' it appears as Medaium or Medaion (Μεδάϊον). The town, as its name indicates, must have been built by one of the ancient kings of Phrygia, and has become celebrated in history from the fact that Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, was there taken prisoner by the generals of Marcus Antonius, and afterwards put to death. It has been supposed, with some probability, that the town of Mygdum, mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus, is the same as Midaeium. It was the see of a bishop in antiquity; no longer a residential bishopric, under the name Midaëum it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Its site is located near Karahü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Phrygia
In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; , ''Phrygía'') was a kingdom in the west-central part of Ancient regions of Anatolia#Classical Age regions (circa 200 BC), Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Stories of the Greek Heroic Age, heroic age of Greek mythology tell of several legendary Phrygians, Phrygian kings: * Gordias, whose Gordian Knot would later be cut by Alexander the Great * Midas, who turned whatever he touched to gold * Mygdon of Phrygia, Mygdon, who warred with the Amazons According to Homer's ''Iliad'', the Phrygians participated in the Trojan War as close allies of the Troy, Trojans, fighting against the Achaeans (tribe), Achaeans. Phrygian power reached its peak in the late 8th century BC under another historical king, Midas, who dominated most of western and central Anatolia and rivaled Assyria and Urartu for power in eastern Anatolia. This later Midas was, however, also the last independent king of Phrygia before Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
