The son of Alyattes [al-YAH-tees], he ruled from his capital at Sardis. The last king of his land, Herodotus attributes his downfall to delayed retribution for the crimes of his ancestor, the usurper 
The son of Alyattes [al-YAH-tees], he ruled from his capital at Sardis. The last king of his land, Herodotus attributes his downfall to delayed retribution for the crimes of his ancestor, the usurper [*] Gyges—in the form of misleading oracles from Delphi, who encouraged him to begin a ruinous war with Persia. For 10  points—name this king of Lydia, who lost his throne, his freedom, and his proverbial wealth.
The son of Alyattes [al-YAH-tees], he ruled from his capital at Sardis.
Croesus