Battle of Thymbra
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The Battle of Thymbra was a decisive 547 BC clash near Sardis in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces crushed King Croesus and effectively ended the independence of the Lydian Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Thymbra canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Croesus’s downfall
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great’s early campaigns ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
Croesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Croesus of Lydia
Cyrus the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Cyrus II of Persia
|
| category |
Battles involving Lydia
ⓘ
Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Croesus’s opposition to Persian expansion
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Cyrus the Great’s campaign against Lydia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Lydian Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Lydia
|
| commander |
Croesus
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Lydian–Persian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Persian control over key trade routes in western Anatolia
ⓘ
integration of Lydian resources into the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 547 BC ⓘ |
| decisiveFor |
collapse of the Lydian Kingdom
ⓘ
rise of Persian dominance in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Sardis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Achaemenid expansion ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | near modern Sart, Turkey ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
turning point in Near Eastern power balance
ⓘ
use of tactical encirclement by Cyrus ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Croesus
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| outcome | Persian capture of Sardis shortly afterward ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lydian–Persian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid conquest of Lydia
|
| place |
Lydia
ⓘ
near Sardis ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Battle of Pteria ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Herodotus ⓘ |
| result |
Lydia annexed by the Achaemenid Empire
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decisive Persian victory ⓘ defeat of King Croesus of Lydia ⓘ end of Lydian independence ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
opened Asia Minor to Persian control
ⓘ
secured western frontier of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
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