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title: Tomb of King Midas
author: Dennis Jarvis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14323/tomb-of-king-midas/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tomb of King Midas
_Authored by Dennis Jarvis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14323.png)
## Image Caption
The 8th-century BCE Tumulus MM, otherwise known as the '[Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Midas](https://www.worldhistory.org/midas/)', outside [Gordium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gordium/), capital of [Phrygia](https://www.worldhistory.org/phrygia/) (modern [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)). It is the second-largest ancient tumulus in [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Jarvis, D. (2021, June 22). Tomb of King Midas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Jarvis, Dennis. "Tomb of King Midas." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 22, 2021. .
### MLA
Jarvis, Dennis. "Tomb of King Midas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jun 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey-1428_(2216632594).jpg) by [**Dennis Jarvis**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey-1428_(2216632594).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.