The spectacular burial tumuli at Gordion (Turkey), the capital of ancient Phrygia and seat of the legendary (but historical) King Midas of the Golden Touch, are presented in this lecture by CU's ...

Over 50 years ago, archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania discovered the tomb of the legendary King Midas. The burial chamber included the king’s remains along with the place settings for ...

King Midas’ curse of turning everything he touched to gold might not have been as much of a fable as many theorize. C. Brian Rose, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The food buried with King Midas around 700 B.C., along with the king himself, may have fueled a feast for a generally benign type of fungus that led to extensive deterioration ...

The Golden Touch (1935) is part of the Silly Symphony cartoon series and is based on the Greek mythological character King Midas, who was granted a wish by the god Dionysus that made everything he ...

King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas ...

Menu: Dried apricots with sheep's-milk cheese & pistachios, olive & garbanzo spread with pita bread, spicy fire-roasted lentil-lamb stew, chicken skewers with garlic & herb sauce, caramelized fennel ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The food buried with King Midas around 700 B.C., along with the king himself, may have fueled a feast for a generally benign type of fungus that led to extensive deterioration ...