Where was Phrygia located?
Q: Where was Phrygia located?
A: Phrygia was located in the west central part of Anatolia.
Q: When did the Phrygian people start living in the area?
A: The Phrygian people started to live in the area from around c. 1200 BC.
Q: When did the Phrygian kingdom emerge?
A: The Phrygian kingdom emerged in the 8th century BC.
Q: What caused the downfall of the Phrygian kingdom?
A: The Phrygian kingdom was ruined by Cimmerian invaders around c. 690 BC.
Q: Who conquered Phrygia after it was ruined by the Cimmerian invaders?
A: Phrygia was conquered by its neighbor Lydia after it was ruined by the Cimmerian invaders.
Q: Which empires had control over Phrygia after Lydia?
A: Phrygia passed successively into the Persian Empire of Cyrus, the empire of Alexander and his successors, was taken by the king of Pergamon, and became part of the Roman Empire.
Q: When did the Phrygian language disappear?
A: The Phrygian language survived until about the 6th century AD.
