Cimmerian invasion of Phrygia

Cimmerian invasion of Phrygia
Map of Cimmerian migrations, including their invasion of Phrygia. Note the map labels the date of the invasion as c. 675 B.C., while most sources label it as c. 696.
Date 7th century, B.C. Location Phrygia (present-day Turkey) Result Dissolution of the Phrygian kingdom, hegemony is transferred to the Lydians
Belligerents
Cimmerians Urartu	Phrygia Assyria
Commanders and leaders
Teušpā Rusa II	Midas Esarhaddon

The Cimmerian invasion of Phrygia occurred in the 7th century B.C. Around 696, the Cimmerian people invaded Phrygia with help of the King of Urartu, Rusa II. They burned the kingdom's city of Gordium, which likely caused the Phrygian king Midas to commit suicide. Around 680, the Phrygian kingdom dissolved, and their hegemony was later transferred to the Lydians.