Croesus - Wikipedia
Croesus (/ ˈ k r iː s ə s / KREE-səs; Lydian: 𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 Krowisas; [1] Phrygian: Akriaewais; [2] Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, romanized: Kroisos; Latin: Croesus; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC [3]) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC.
Croesus | Wealthy Ruler, Wealthy Kingdom & Wealthy Empire
Croesus (died c. 546 bc) was the last king of Lydia (reigned c. 560–546), who was renowned for his great wealth. He conquered the Greeks of mainland Ionia (on the west coast of Anatolia) and was in turn subjugated by the Persians.
Croesus - World History Encyclopedia
2022年9月12日 · Croesus was the king of Lydia, a region in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) reigning 560-546 BCE. He was the last king of the Mermnad Dynasty (c. 700-546 BCE) before Lydia fell to the Persians.
10 Things to Know About Croesus of Lydia - ThoughtCo
2019年2月6日 · King Croesus of Lydia encouraged trade and mining, and his resultant wealth was legendary. He was also responsible for the loss of Lydia to Persia.
The Last Words of King Croesus - GreekReporter.com
2023年12月7日 · The last words of king Croesus are a phrase that is still used today, while the name of the king is synonymous with someone who is excessively rich. Yet the last words of king Croesus actually belong to Solon the Athenian, one of the seven wise men of Ancient Greece. When Solon uttered the phrase to the king of Lydia, Croesus was so caught up ...
Croesus - Brown University
Croesus was the magnificently wealthy ruler of the Lydian Kingdom during the middle of the sixth century B.C. His extravagant riches made him famous, but even he could not escape hubris, destroying his own kingdom and forcibly joining the ambitious Persian Empire around 547 B.C. Years later, Herodotus would recount his follies while Pausanias ...
How Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient …
2021年10月5日 · An examination of Croesus of Lydia reveals that it was no accident that he became the richest man in the ancient world. Croesus had the benefit of inheriting great wealth from his ancestors and also the advantage of his kingdom being located in an area rich in precious metals.
Croesus - Livius
Croesus was born in c.595 as the son of Alyattes, the ruler of Lydia between c.600 and c.560, and a woman from Caria. He had a sister Aryenis who was in 585 old enough to be married to king Astyages of Media , as part of a border treaty between Lydia and Media.
CROESUS – Encyclopaedia Iranica
1993年12月15日 · CROESUS, last king of Lydia (r. ca. 560-546 b.c.e.) and brother-in-law of Astyages. When the Achaemenid Cyrus the Great (559-29 b.c.e.) defeated Astyages in 549 Croesus found a casus belli against the Persians (Herodotus, 1.74-75).
Croesus - The Latin Library
The son of Alyattes, king of Lydia, and born about B.C. 590. He was the fifth and last of the Mermnadae, a family which began to reign with Gyges, who dethroned Candaules (q.v.). According to the account of Herodotus, Croesus was the son of Alyattes by a Carian mother, and had a half-brother, named Pantaleon, the offspring of an Ionian woman.