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Lydia

Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.

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Lydia was an ancient kingdom in what is now western Turkey that existed during the Iron Age and later became an important part of both the Persian and Roman empires. It matters historically because of its significant role in the ancient world and its capital city, Sardis, which was a major center of power and culture.

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Country.conventional_long_name: Kingdom of Lydia
Country.common_name: Lydia
Country.era: Iron Age
Country.government_type: Monarchy
Country.year_start: 1200 BCE
Country.year_end: 546 BCE
Country.life_span: 1200–546 BCE
Country.event_start: Bronze Age Collapse
Country.event_end: Fall to Persia
Country.event1: Lydian-Cimmerian Wars
Country.date_event1: 670–630s BCE
Country.event2: Lydian–Milesian War
Country.date_event2

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Contents

Geography
Language
History
Origins
Kingdom of Lydia
Candaules
The Mermnad Empire (680-546 BCE)
Gyges
Ardys and Sadyattes
Alyattes
Croesus
Persian Empire
Hellenistic Empire
Roman province of Asia
Roman province of Lydia
Eastern Roman Empire (and Crusader) age
Under Turkish rule
Legacy
First coinage
In Greek mythology
Lydians, the Tyrrhenians and the Etruscans
Culture and society
Religion
Early Lydian religion
Christianity
Judaism
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

At some point before 800 BCE, the Lydian people achieved some sort of political cohesion, and existed as an independent kingdom by the 600s BCE. At its greatest extent, during the 7th century BCE, it covered all of western Anatolia. In 546 BCE, it became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, known as Sparda in Old Persian. In 133 BCE, it became part of the Roman province of Asia.