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The Achaemenid Siege of Sardis: How Cyrus Conquered Lydia
In this episode of The Achaemenid Empire: Persia's Golden Age of Power, Lucas and Luna revisit the fall of Sardis in 547 BCE—the pivotal moment when Cyrus the Great conquered the kingdom of Lydia and its legendary king Croesus. Lucas explains the strategic genius behind Cyrus's approach, including the use of dromedaries against Lydian cavalry, the role of the Lydian rebel Pactyes in the subsequent uprising, and the fate of Croesus (immortalized by Herodotus on a pyre, but likely spared). The conversation explores how the capture of Sardis gave Persia control over the gold-rich Pactolus River…
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