Croesus

King

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Gender	Male
Parents	Alyattes
Children	Atys
Grandchildren	Pythius
Siblings	Aryenis
Great grandparent	Ardys II
Grandparents	Sadyattes
Died	Sardis
Date of Reg.	2019-03-09 17:28:20
Date of Upd.	2023-11-12 21:49:50
ID	557855

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Croesus Life story

Croesus was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC. According to Herodotus, he reigned 14 years. Croesus was renowned for his wealth; Herodotus and Pausanias noted that his gifts were preserved at Delphi.