The Battle of Thymbra (547 BCE) was the decisive engagement between Cyrus II (the Great, r. c. 550-530 BCE) of Persia and Croesus (r. 560-546 BCE), King of Lydia. The Persian victory ended t… Read More

The Kingdom of Lydia emerged from the remains of the crumbling Hittite Empire in the 12th century B.C. Located in western Asia Minor, in an area that is now part of Turkey, the Lydian’… Read More