Gordion; Gordium

Japanese: ゴルディオン（英語表記）Gordion; Gordium

Capital of the ancient Phrygian Kingdom. Latin name: Gordium. Inhabited by the Phrygians from the 10th century BC, it became their capital in the 8th century BC and flourished under King Midas at the end of the 8th century BC. It was destroyed by the Cimmerians in the 7th century BC, and was subsequently ruled by Lydia, the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, Macedonia, Galatia, and others, before falling into ruins at the end of the 2nd century BC.

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Japanese:

古代フリュギア王国の首都。ラテン名ゴルディウム。前 10世紀よりフリュギア人が居住，前8世紀にはその首都となり，前8世紀末にミダス王の下で繁栄にいたった。前7世紀にキンメリ人に破壊され，以後リュディア，アケメネス朝ペルシア，マケドニア，ガラテアなどの支配を受け，前2世紀末廃虚となった。

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