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	Gordium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gordium was the capital of ancient Phrygia, modern Yassihüyük.
		Gordium is situated on the place where the ancient Royal road between Lydia and Assyria/Babylonia crosses the river Sangarius (Sakarya), which flows from central Anatolia to the Black Sea.
		After the troubles following the death of Alexander, Gordium was first ruled by the Seleucid kings of Asia, then by the Celts (the remains of their human sacrifices have been found), then by the Attalid rulers of Pergamum, and eventually by the Romans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gordium (581 words)

	Gordium -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Gordium was the capital of ancient (An ancient country in western and central Asia Minor) Phrygia, modern Yassihüyük.
		Gordium is situated on the place where the ancient Royal road between Lydia and Assyria/Babylonia crosses the river Sangarius (Sakarya), which flows from central (A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey) Anatolia to the Black Sea.
		The so-called 'mound of Midas', the greatest tumulus near Gordium, was excavated in 1957.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/gordium.htm (674 words)

	Gordium - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Gordium is situated on the place where the ancient Royal road between Lydia and Assyria/Babylonia crosses the river Sangarus, which flows from central Anatolia to the Black Sea.
		In the ninth century BCE, the city became the capital of the Phrygians, a Thracian tribe that had invaded and settled in Asia.
		Gordium (http://www.livius.org/gi-gr/gordium/gordium.htm) Original version of this article, which is copied here with permission of its author.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/index.php?title=Gordium&redirect=no (553 words)

	Phrygia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By this historical account, the Phrygians would be an offshoot of the Galacians.
		It is still not known whether the Phrygians were actively involved in the collapse of the Hittite capital Hattusa, or whether they simply moved into the vacuum that followed the collapse of Hittite hegemony.
		Phrygians became stereotyped among later Greeks and the Romans as passive and dull.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phrygia (1777 words)

	Gordian Knot
		Undefeated, but without a decisive victory either, he was in need of an omen to prove to his troops and his enemies that the outcome of his mission - to conquer the known world - was possible.
		In Gordium, by the Temple of the Zeus Basilica, was the ox cart, which had been put there by the King of Phrygia over 100 years before.
		Having arrived at Gordium it was inconceivable that the young, impetuous King would not tackle the legendary "Gordian Knot".
	www.scoutxing.com /knots/gordian_knot/gordian_knot.htm (313 words)

	Gordium -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Phrygian capital was at Gordium on the Sakarya (Sangarius) River, where excavations have revealed public buildings of the megaron type and the bastions of an impressive city gate.
		In winter 334–333 Alexander conquered western Asia Minor, subduing the hill tribes of Lycia and Pisidia; and in spring 333 he advanced along the coastal road to Perga, passing the cliffs of Mt. Climax, thanks to a fortunate change of wind.
		There he was shown the chariot of the ancient founder of the city, Gordius, with its yoke lashed to the pole by means of an intricate knot with its end hidden.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9037413 (440 words)

	GORDIUM - LoveToKnow Article on GORDIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		According to the legend, Gordium was founded by Gordius, a Phrygian peasant who had been called to the throne by his countrymen in obedience to an oracle of Zeus commanding them to select the first person that rode up to the temple of the god in a wagon.
		The king afterwards dedicated his car to the god, and another oracle declared that whoever succeeded in untying the strangely entwined knot of come!
		Alexander the Great, according to the story, cut the knot by a stroke of his sword.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GO/GORDIUM.htm (983 words)

	Royal Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		We have decided not to cross the Sakarya River and visit Pessinus on this journey, because it requires a second crossing near Gordium, which can be dangerous this time of year.
		The remains of bronze smelters indicate that Gordium was one of the important centers of metalwork not too long ago.
		During the time of the Persian occupation, Gordium declined, as the center of importance gravitated westwards toward Akroinos.
	www.ancientroute.com /HeadrFtr/troyalrd.htm (5014 words)

	Ancient and Heroic Order of the Gordian Knot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Given the magnitude of Alexander's accomplishments, it is hardly surprising that Masonic research and fiction have also plumbed the depths of his historic and legendary exploits.
		In the ninth century BC, a Thracian tribe known as the Phrygians occupied a city called Gordium situated where the ancient Royal Road between Lydia and Assyria/Babylonia crossed the river Sangarus.
		Steele was active in the York Rite of Freemasonry: He served his Chapter as High Priest, his Council as Thrice Illustrious Master, and Commandery as Eminent Commander; he also served as Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of Germany.
	mill-valley.freemasonry.biz /gordian-knot-order.htm (1130 words)

	Gordium -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		According to legend, the ancient capital was founded by the peasant Gordius, who contrived the knot later cut by Alexander the Great.
		Gordium remained the political centre of Phrygia until the Cimmerians burned the city and shattered Phrygian power in Anatolia in the early 7th century
		Though rebuilt under the Persians, Gordium never regained its former splendour.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9037413 (513 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Gordium (Yassihüyük)
		The plain of Gordium, seen from the southwest, with several tumuli.
		The citadel of Gordium, seen from the east.
		The first one had interesting mosaics; the second one was the royal palace; the fourth one has been identified as the temple where Alexander the Great cut the famous Gordion knot.
	www.livius.org /a/turkey/gordium/gordium01.html (192 words)

	Unreal Playground Forums - ctf-gordium
		Ah yes, I started Gordium a while (9 months) ago, but got involved in UT2004 development and had realy no time to doo anything else.
		Now it looks like Gordium will be released withe the next Community Bonus Pack along with my other two maps (wich BTW are almost complete).
		Gordium is almost pute BSP level and it takes ALOT more time to build than simple terrain/mesh level.
	forums.unrealplayground.com /showthread.php?t=18533 (334 words)

	Gordion (Gordium) - All About Turkey
		It was located where the Royal Road of Persian Kings crossed the Sangarius (Sakarya) River.
		In Gordium itself there are almost a hundred tumulus graves of notables who lived and died between Phrygian and Galatians times.
		Contact Burak at buraksan@superonline.com for all kinds of regular and/or private travel services throughout the country.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /gordion.htm (395 words)

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		Subject: ane re: Cimmerians and Gordium Well..we are narrowing and getting closer.
		Subject: Re: ane Cimmerians and Gordium Stepping into an arena in which, generally speaking, I have zilch relevant information...
		Banyai wrote, « The romanians were called first by the slavs Walachi to make a difference between them and the Bisantine Greeks, who were calling themselves also Romans.
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/ANE/ANE-DIGEST/1999/v1999.n206 (2285 words)

	Epic Twenty-three: Prince of Persia
		I'm also hoping for an Immortal war with Egypt to grab some of the fertile land around Gordium.
		I spend most of that 41 gold/turn buying into the middle ages, and after receiving Monotheism for free, spend every last penny on Theology which I can broker for Feudalism and a little bit of map info.
		I didn't do a courthouse first because the city didn't have the extra food to whip it, I didn't have the cash in Republic to rush it, and Gordium did manage 50% uncorrupted shields once in Republic.
	www.dos486.com /civ3/epic23/page3.html (729 words)

	Civilization Fanatics' Forums - Gameplan: What's next?
		Jun 04, 2005 05:17 PM Depending on where the domination limit puts us, the defensive plan was to hold the isthmus at Gordium, though it has fallen to the Byzantines.
		Depending on where the domination limit puts us, the defensive plan was to hold the isthmus at Gordium, though it has fallen to the Byzantines.
		Jun 04, 2005 07:27 PM Even if we don't get all the way to Gordium, it's worth going a way up Persia to minimise the length of the border we have to guard against Byzantine.
	forums.civfanatics.com /printthread.php?t=120428&pp=40 (2590 words)

	Zagnutrabi Qsc14 - GOTM Civfanatics
		Worker moved to plain SE of Ur to build road and irrigate.
		builds settler and I send him to NW to build city on floodplain west of Gordium.
		Send it east to build in floodplain east of Gordium.
	gotm.civfanatics.net /qsc/qsc14/zagnut.shtml (738 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Gordium @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Gordium @ HighBeam Research
		GORDIUM [Gordium], ancient city of Asia Minor, in Phrygia and later Galatia, now in Turkey, 50 mi (80 km) SW of Ankara.
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