Lydia
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Lydia was an ancient Iron Age kingdom in western Anatolia, renowned for its wealth, early coinage, and powerful kings such as Croesus.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| afterConquestStatus | satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageMaterial | electrum ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestDate | c. 546 BC ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | Greek world ⓘ |
| currencyInnovation | one of the earliest coinage systems ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mermnad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| famousKing |
Alyattes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
6th century BC
ⓘ
7th century BC ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Magnesia ad Sipylum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia (ancient city) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardis NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
King Croesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early coinage ⓘ electrum coins ⓘ great wealth ⓘ powerful monarchy ⓘ |
| language | Lydian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUnderControlOf |
Hellenistic kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Artemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Hermus River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pactolus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Caria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Anatolia ⓘ |
| predecessorEntity | Maeonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anatolian polytheism ⓘ |
| reputedSourceOfWealth | gold from the Pactolus River ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lydian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cyrus the Great