Croesus
c. 595–c. 546 BCE
King of Lydia, famous for his wealth and defeated by Cyrus the Great.
- Known as
- King
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- c. 595 BCE, Lydia
- Died
- c. 546 BCE, Sardis
Alive at the same time as Croesus
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Portrait: Marco Prins, CC0.
