King Midas
The Ancients
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The Relationship Between Midas and the Greek World
The main accounts we have of Midas are in Herodotus, the fact that he leaves this great dedication at Delphi. But if we go to Gordian from the work that you and your team have done at Gordian has the archaeology revealed or affirms that there was a strong connection with the Greek world? There are a number of things I could cite. The earliest decorated stone mosaics that have ever been found started at Gordian in the late 9th century around 825 but they spread to the Assyrian world after Midas' death. It may be that the surface decoration, wall decoration of buildings in Greece owes something to the frigid tradition. We also have bronze
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