Sardis
Sign in to saveSardis ( ) or Sardes ( ; ; ; ) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province, near the town of Sart. Sardis was also mentioned as the campsite of Brutus and Cassius in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar (1599).
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Sardis was an ancient city in what is now Turkey that served as the capital of the Lydian Empire and later became an important center under Persian, Greek, and Byzantine rule. Today it is an active archaeological site that helps scholars understand the history of these civilizations.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Sardis
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Sardes
- Ancient site.image
- The Bath-Gymnasium complex at Sardis, late 2nd - early 3rd century AD, Sardis, Turkey (17098680002).jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The Greek gymnasium of Sardis
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Sart, Manisa Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Lydia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- Settled by 1500 BC, major city by 600 BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- Around 1402 AD
Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Foundation stories
- Early settlement
- Lydian Period
- Destruction by Cyrus the Great
- Persian Period
- Hellenistic and Byzantine Sardis
- Later history
- Geography
- Excavation history
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Sardis ( ) or Sardes ( ; ; ; ) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province, near the town of Sart. Sardis was also mentioned as the campsite of Brutus and Cassius in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar (1599).
In 2025, Sardis was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.