Midas, is even more than his father an object of legendary motifs -- whatever he touched turned to gold, he had the ears of an ass -- yet he was a historical figure as well who, according to the chronicle of Hieronymus, reigned from -742 to -696. Soon the Phrygians came into conflict with the Assyrians who opposed the penetration of newcomers into central Asia Minor; and Sargon II (-726 to -705), the conqueror of Samaria and of the Israelite tribes, moved westward to stop the penetration of the Phrygians. -- The Dark Age Of Greece: The Allies of Priam by Immanuel Velikovsky
Under Midas, the son of Gordias, the Phrygian kingdom reached the peak of its power; while Midas, even more than his father, was an object of legendary motifs -- whatever he touched turned to gold, he had the ears of an ass -- he was also a historical person, and is attested in contemporary documents. He reigned, according to the chronicle of Hieronymus, preserved by Eusebius, from -742 to -696; his prosperity and growing power involved him in international intrigue: he conspired with the rebellious king of Carchemish against Sargon II of Assyria (-722 to -705), and the curbing of Midas was the aim of Sargon's campaign of the year -715. But eastern Anatolia was not yet pacified, and continuing disturbances brought Sargon several more times to the defense of his northeastern frontier; he finally met his death there in battle in -705. -- The Trojans and their Allies by Jan Sammer
You know, this Sargon guy sounds like a regular Joe.
You could sit down with him and have a beer and talk sports.
His idea of a big time was to have dip with his chips. Probably Ranch.
Drove a Ford pickup and listened to Country Western music.
Had a dog named Duke and liked to go fishing.
Just a regular guy.
T E Lawrence with Leonard Woolley, the archaeological director, with a Hittite slab on the
excavation site at Carchemish near Aleppo before the First World War. ( Wikimedia)
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Archaeologists Reveal Secrets Found in Ancient War-Torn City of Karkemish, Turkey
Its a shame that these journals don’t include maps with their articles.