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• Gordium — (Greek: Gordion, Turkish Gordiyon ) was the capital of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassihüyük, about 70 80 km southwest of Ankara (capital of Turkey), in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. Gordium is situated on …   Wikipedia

• Gordium — Ancient city, capital of Phrygia. Located in what is now northwestern Turkey, its ruins have yielded important information about ancient Phrygian culture. Excavations revealed Early Bronze Age and Hittite settlements, but the city achieved its… …   Universalium

• Siege of Gordium — Infobox Military Conflict Conflict=Siege of Gordium partof=the Wars of Alexander the Great caption= date=December?, 333 BC place=Gordium, Phrygia result=Macedonian victory. territory=All of Anatolia annexed by Macedon. combatant1=Macedon, Greek… …   Wikipedia

• Gordius — An old name for the nematode genus Dracunculus, properly applied to members of the phylum Nematomorpha, commonly called the gordian or horsehair worms, hair worms, or hair snakes. [L., fr. G. Gordios, king of Gordium in Phrygia; an allusion to… …   Medical dictionary

• Gordian knot — [ gɔ:dɪən] noun (in phr. cut the Gordian knot) solve a difficult problem in a direct or forceful way. Origin C16: from the legendary knot tied by Gordius, king of Gordium, and cut through by Alexander the Great in response to the prophecy that… …   English new terms dictionary

• Gordian knot — ► NOUN (in phrase cut the Gordian knot) ▪ solve a difficult problem in a direct or forceful way. ORIGIN from the legendary knot tied by Gordius, king of Gordium, and cut through by Alexander the Great in response to the prophecy that whoever… …   English terms dictionary

• Anatolia — /an euh toh lee euh/, n. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia. Cf. Asia Minor. * * * or Asia Minor Turkish Anadolu… …   Universalium

• Phrygia — In antiquity, Phrygia ( el. Φρυγία) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern day Turkey. The Phrygians (Phruges or Phryges) initially lived in the Southern Balkans; according to Herodotus, under the name of… …   Wikipedia

• Gordian Knot — For other uses, see Gordian Knot (disambiguation). Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811) The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor …   Wikipedia

• Gordias — (or Gordius) was a royal name in the mythic prehistory of Phrygia. In the mythological age, kings of Phrygia were alternately named Gordias and Midas.In the founding myth of Gordium, the first Gordias was a Phrygian farmer. When an eagle landed… …   Wikipedia

• List of battles before 601 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current See also: List of Roman battles Before 500 BC5th century BC4th century BC*398 BC Siege of Motya Phoenician city Motya sacked. *397 BC Battle of Messene Ionian Greek… …   Wikipedia