This nation fought a five-year war with King Cyaxares before reaching a truce via a royal marriage b
This nation fought a five-year war with King Cyaxares before reaching a truce via a royal marriage between one of their princes and a Median princess. Alyattes, its penultimate king, was the first to reign in the absence of war, allowing him to build two magnificent temples to Athena. Their acknowledged "first king" was Gyges, who repelled the Cimmerians, expanded the empire to Miletus, and built up a magnificent capital at Sardis.  For 10 points, name this ancient nation of Asia Minor that saw its unprecedented wealth reach a zenith under its final king, Croesus.
This nation fought a five-year war with King Cyaxares before reaching a truce via a royal marriage between one of their princes and a Median princess.
Lydia