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title: Gordium, capital city of ancient Phrygia
author: BANU
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4157/gordium-capital-city-of-ancient-phrygia/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gordium, capital city of ancient Phrygia

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## Image Caption

In the ninth century BCE, [Gordium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gordium/) became the capital of the Phrygians, a Thracian tribe that had invaded and settled in Asia.

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### APA
BANU. (2015, November 01). Gordium, capital city of ancient Phrygia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4157/gordium-capital-city-of-ancient-phrygia/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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