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Lydian People
The Lydians (known as ''Sparda'' to the Achaemenids, Old Persian cuneiform ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ญ) were Anatolian people living in Lydia, a region in western Anatolia, who spoke the distinctive Lydian language, an Indo-European language of the Anatolian group. Questions raised regarding their origins, as defined by the language and reaching well into the 2nd millennium BC, continue to be debated by language historians and archeologists. A distinct Lydian culture lasted, in all probability, until at least shortly before the Common Era, having been attested the last time among extant records by Strabo in Kibyra in south-west Anatolia around his time (1st century BC). The Lydian capital was at ''Sfard'' or Sardis. Their recorded history of statehood, which covers three dynasties traceable to the Late Bronze Age, reached the height of its power and achievements during the 7th and 6th centuries BC, a time which coincided with the demise of the power of neighboring Phrygia, which lay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xerxes I Tomb Lydian Soldier Circa 470 BCE Cleaned Up
Xerxes ( ) may refer to: People * Xerxes I of Persia, "Xerxes the Great", reigned 486โ465 BC * Xerxes II of Persia, briefly reigned 424 BC * Xerxes of Sophene, ruler of Sophene and Commagene, 228โ201 BC * Xerxes (Sasanian prince), 6th-century prince and general * Xerxes (name), a list of people with the name Fiction, stage and video *''Il Xerse'', (in its 1660 French version, ''Xerxรจs''), Francesco Cavalli's opera of 1654 *'' Xerse'', Giovanni Bononcini's opera of 1694 *'' Serse'' (''Xerxes''), George Frideric Handel's opera of 1738 *''Xerxes'', novel by Louis Couperus * ''Xerxes'' (TV series), a Swedish TV series for children * ''Xerxes'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Frank Miller Other *'' Xerxes The God-King'', a 2010 album by American rapper King Gordy * Xerxes Peak, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies * XerxesDZB, a Dutch professional football team based in Rotterdam * Roksan Xerxes, a series of record turntables from Roksan Audio (UK) *XerXeS, a denial-of- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
