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From Midas to Cyrus and Other Stories : Papers on Iron Age Anatolia in Honour of Geoffrey and Francoise Summers, Hardback Book

From Midas to Cyrus and Other Stories : Papers on Iron Age Anatolia in Honour of Geoffrey and Francoise Summers Hardback

Edited by Catherine M Draycott, Scott Branting, Joseph W Lehner, Yasemin OEzarslan

Part of the British Institute at Ankara Archaeological Monographs series

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The period of Anatolian history between the death of the semilegendary king Midas of Gordion ca 700 BC and the advent of the Achaemenid Persian Empire ca 550 BC is dominated by certain narratives: the rise of the Mermnad Lydian Kingdom, from Gyges to Croesus; the demise of the Urartian Kingdom and ‘NeoHittite’type culture and polities; and the invasion of shadowy forces from the Steppe: Cimmerians, Scythians and Medes.

The discoveries of Geoffrey and Francoise Summers’s project at the massive walled city on Kerkenes Dagi have changed the cultural history and texture of Anatolia during this time period, opening up insights into the spread of Phrygian culture and language and inviting further discussion of how the period is framed.

This book honours their accomplishments by presenting papers addressing the dynamics and events of that period from various angles, and in various regions and places, as well as other interventions on Iron Age Anatolia, from dating of kings to rare and potentially influential medical techniques.

The volume sheds light on and also advocates for further synthesis of the regional dynamics affecting the Mediterranean, Near East and Anatolia together, toward the production of revised, more nuanced narratives.

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