1a+-+Lydians

Lydian Civilization


 * The Lydians were situated between the black, Mediterranean, and the Aegean sea's.
 * In about 687 B.C. the new country Lydia was started in Turkey where the Hittites ruled before the Dark Age.
 * The language the Lydians started was their own language as well as many other traditions.
 * They were settled around the Mediterranean and Aegean seas.
 * Sardis was the Lydian capital.
 * When King Gyges was their ruler, they established trade and other good relationships with other states which increased its own wealth at the same time.
 * King Gyges had the famous royal road built, Ephesus, through Sardis to the East.
 * The history of rulers before Gyges stated that there were 22 generations, and ruled for a total of 505 years.



In this picture it shows ancient ruins of Sardis, Lydias capital

Lydia was known for its gold carrying river and its last king, king Croesus was the first to mint gold.

This is an example of Lydian Script

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