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Kroisos
Also known as King of Lydia Kroisos, King Croesus, King of Lydia Crésus, King of Lydia Croesus, König Krösus Lydien, King of Lydia Cresus
Lidya kralı
AI overview
Croesus was the last king of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, ruling from 561 BC until 547 BC, when he was defeated and his reign ended at the siege of Sardis by the Persian king Cyrus the Great. He matters historically as a significant figure who marked the end of Lydia's independence and the expansion of Persian power in the ancient world.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Pip the Mouse and His Magical Christmas
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 23
- Total plays
- 44
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Quotes
- “In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.”
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Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Lydia
- Royalty.image
- Croesus portrait.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Depiction of Croesus, Attic red-figure amphora, painted –490 BC