This city was governed for a time by the rebel general Achaeus, until he was betrayed by a resident named Bolis, leading to his capture by Antiochus I
This city was governed for a time by the rebel general Achaeus, until he was betrayed by a resident named Bolis, leading to his capture by Antiochus III. According to legend, a concubine of Males (MAH-lays) came forward in this city with a young lion, and Males tried to fulfill a Telmessian prophecy by having that lion walk around this city, but this city became vulnerable because the lion couldn't walk up its steepest slope. Another story says that its destruction caused a ruler to shoot an arrow in the air and yell "Jupiter, grant me revenge upon the Athenians!" when he learned that Athens gave ships to Aristagoras to burn this city. This city, on the banks of the Pactolus River and the slopes of Mount Tmolus, was plundered after the Battle of Thymbra. An apocryphal tale says it was visited by king Solon of Athens, who engaged in a dialogue where he declined to praise this city's ruler for his wealth. For 10 points, name this ancient capital of the Lydian empire under King Croesus.