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ry History That Became Legend Part I - King MidasAsia Minor And Its History And Legends From 1200 B.C. To 700 B.C.Legends are usually just that, legends. However, some legends have more truth than you might know. Contrary to popular belief King Midas was real, but Midas��� touch wasn���t gold. In fact, the legend was based around a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold combined. The alloy, widely used in ancient jewelry, was called electrum and was sourced in the Anatolian city-state of Phrygia under King Midas during the 7th century B.C.Phrygian history in the Asian Minor region of Anatolia, now known as Turkey, started after King Priam of Troy���s defeat at the hands of Agamemnon���s Greek army. After Agamemnon���s Greek forces withdrew, Troy was absorbed into the Hittite empire. One hundred years later in 1200 B.C., the great walls of Troy, the northern-most Hittite outpost of Asia-Minor fell again, this time to the Phrygians.By 1190 B.C. the Phrygians, a race of people o
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