Cimmerians Invade Anatolia

714 BCE · Doğu Anadolu / Urartu · military

Crossing the Caucasus, the Cimmerians descended into the southern Caucasus; according to Assyrian sources they clashed with the Urartian king Rusa II.

They then turned towards Phrygia and brought down the kingdom of Midas (c. 695 BCE). The Cimmerian attacks redrew the political map of Anatolia.

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What was Cimmerians Invade Anatolia?
Crossing the Caucasus, the Cimmerians descended into the southern Caucasus; according to Assyrian sources they clashed with the Urartian king Rusa II.
When did Cimmerians Invade Anatolia happen?
714 BCE
Where did Cimmerians Invade Anatolia take place?
Doğu Anadolu / Urartu