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Gordion: see Gordium Gordium (gôr`dēəm), ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia and later Galatia , now in Turkey, 50 mi (80 km) SW of Ankara. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sams, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the project director for the Gordion archeological site in central Turkey, was telling the attendees about the vessels from which mourners ate an elaborate feast during King Midas' funeral 2,700 years ago. A cemetery is an unlikely place for the living to set up homes, but that is what happened near the ancient Turkish city of Gordion, capital of the Phrygian kingdom in the 8th century B. |
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