Mysian
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The Mysians were an ancient people who inhabited the region of Mysia in northwestern Anatolia, bordering the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. Historically, they are mentioned as primitive allies of the Trojans in Homer's writings, but there is no record of them acting as an independent nation. The region of Mysia itself was a geographic territory that included Aeolis, Troas, and the area around Pergamum. Mysia was subsequently ruled by various powers, including Lydia, Persia, and Pergamum, before being incorporated into the Roman province of Asia in 129 BC. The Mysian language is believed to be related to Phrygian.12
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Homer mentioned the Mysians (for whom the region was named) as primitive allies of the Trojans, but historically there is no record of their action as an independent nation. Mysia was ruled successively by Lydia, Persia, and Pergamum, after which it was incorporated into the Roman province of…
Read MoreHomer mentioned the Mysians (for whom the region was named) as primitive allies of the Trojans, but historically there is no record of their action as an independent nation. Mysia was ruled successively by Lydia, Persia, and Pergamum, after which it was incorporated into the Roman province of…
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AnatoliaGreek colonies on the Anatolian coasts, c. 1180–547 bceThe Mysians, an aboriginal people of the valley of the Bakir (Caïcus) River and the mountains to the north, are mentioned in an 8th-century Carchemish inscription. The Carians, from the hinterland of Miletus and Halicarnassus, enter history as mercenaries in the service of the Egyptian king…
Read MoreThe Mysians, an aboriginal people of the valley of the Bakir (Caïcus) River and the mountains to the north, are mentioned in an 8th-century Carchemish inscription. The Carians, from the hinterland of Miletus and Halicarnassus, enter history as mercenaries in the service of the Egyptian king…
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