This kingdom, which buried its leaders in a site now called the "Thousand Mounds" and may have had its roots in a lost dynasty called the Atyads, was involved in peace negotiations led by Syennis and Labynetus, which set its boundaries at the river Halys after its war with the kingdom under the son of Phraortes had ended abruptly due to an eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus. Herodotus described how its Heraclid dynasty was ended when the Candaules was murdered for shaming his wife and replaced by the father of Ardys, the latter of whom is o
This kingdom, which buried its leaders in a site now called the "Thousand Mounds" and may have had its roots in a lost dynasty called the Atyads, was involved in peace negotiations led by Syennis and Labynetus, which set its boundaries at the river Halys after its war with the kingdom under the son of Phraortes had ended abruptly due to an eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus. Herodotus described how its Heraclid dynasty was ended when the Candaules was murdered for shaming his wife and replaced by the father of Ardys, the latter of whom is often credited as the first king to mint coins. Though it flourished under the rule of such Mermnad kings as Sadyattes and Alyattes II, it was brought down after the Battle of Thymbra. FTP, name this ancient kingdom with a capital of Sardis, whose last leader, Croesus, was defeated by Cyrus the Great?
This kingdom, which buried its leaders in a site now called the "Thousand Mounds" and may have had its roots in a lost dynasty called the Atyads, was involved in peace negotiations led by Syennis and Labynetus, which set its boundaries at the river Halys after its war with the kingdom under the son of Phraortes had ended abruptly due to an eclipse predicted by Thales of Miletus.
{Lydia} or {Lydian}s