🎧 King Midas
🎧 The Ancients • 49m
As Shirley Bassey once said, "He's the man. The man with the Midas touch." But who was the man that's inspired stories from Greek myths to Bond bangers?
In this episode, Tristan Hughes is joined by archaeologist and classicist Professor Brian Rose to discuss the real King Midas, ruler of the Phrygian Kingdom in West Central Turkey between 740 and 700 BCE. They delve into the two sides of Midas: the historical and the mythical, explaining the origins of the both the Golden Touch myth, and why Midas is sometimes depicted with donkey's ears, and what we know about the real man and his kingdom based on Rose's excavations at the site of Gordian.
The Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie
Script written by Andrew Hulse
Voice over performed by Lucy Davidson
The Assistant Producer was Annie Coloe
Edited by Joseph Knight
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