This ruler's dream of his son's death by an iron spear was fulfilled by an errant throw from the Phrygian exile Adrastus duri
This ruler's dream of his son's death by an iron spear was fulfilled by an errant throw from the Phrygian exile Adrastus during a boar hunt. This man's father fought the Medes at a battle that coincided with a solar eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus. This son of Alyattes is prominent in Book I of Herodotus' Histories, which relates how he allied with Amasis of Egypt and Nabonidus of Babylon for his best-known campaign. This man skirmished with his enemy at Pteria along the Halys River, which was followed by a crushing defeat at Thymbra and the siege of this man's capital at Sardis. This ruler misinterpreted the Oracle of Delphi's warning that a mighty empire would fall if he attacked Persia. For 10 points, name this wealthy king of Lydia who was defeated by Cyrus the Great.