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Alyattes' destruction of Smyrna
Alyattes' destruction of Smyrna was the capture and demolition of Old Smyrna by the Lydian king Alyattes around 600 BC, described by Herodotus and confirmed by excavation.
Battle of Pteria
The Battle of Pteria was fought around 547 BC between Croesus, king of Lydia, and Cyrus II of Persia at Pteria in Cappadocia, ending in a draw by Herodotus' account.
Cimmerian invasion of Phrygia
The Cimmerian invasion of Phrygia was the nomadic Cimmerian attack on the Iron Age kingdom of Midas in central Anatolia, traditionally dated about 700–675 BC.
Cimmerian raid on Ionia and Aeolis
The Cimmerian raid on Ionia and Aeolis was an attack by Cimmerian nomads under King Lygdamis on Greek cities of western Anatolia in the 640s BC.
Cimmerian sack of Sardis
The Cimmerian sack of Sardis was the mid-seventh-century BC capture of the Lydian capital by Cimmerians under Lygdamis, in which King Gyges was killed; the citadel held out.
Cimmerian sack of the Artemision at Ephesus
The Cimmerian sack of the Artemision at Ephesus was the reported destruction of the sanctuary of Artemis by Cimmerian raiders under King Lygdamis in the 640s BC.
Croesus' siege of Ephesus
Croesus' siege of Ephesus was the capture of the Ionian Greek city of Ephesus by the Lydian king Croesus, traditionally around 560 BC, his first attack on a Greek city.
Cyrus' campaign against Lydia
Cyrus' campaign against Lydia, also called the Persian conquest of Lydia, was Cyrus II of Persia's 547/546 BC defeat of King Croesus at the Battle of Thymbra and capture of Sardis.
Death of Sargon II in battle in Tabal
Sargon II, king of Assyria (721–705 BC), died in battle in Tabal in 705 BC while restoring the region as an Assyrian province; his body was never recovered.
Destruction of Gordion by the Cimmerians
The Destruction of Gordion by the Cimmerians is the traditional name for a burnt destruction level at Gordion, the Phrygian capital in central Anatolia, long attributed to a Cimmerian raid around 700 BC.
Gyges' embassy to Assurbanipal
Gyges' embassy to Assurbanipal was a diplomatic mission sent around 665 BC by Gyges, king of Lydia, to Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, after the god Ashur appeared to Gyges in a dream.
Lydian–Milesian War
The Lydian–Milesian War was an eleven-year conflict between Lydia and Miletus in the late 7th century BC, begun by King Sadyattes and continued by his son Alyattes.
Midas' submission to Sargon II
Midas' submission to Sargon II was Midas of Phrygia's 709 BC offer of allegiance to the Neo-Assyrian king, ending nine years of confrontation without a battle.
Mita of Mushki's war with Assyria
Mita of Mushki's war with Assyria was a conflict between Mita of the Mushki, usually identified with Midas of Phrygia, and Sargon II of Assyria from about 718 to 709 BC.
Phrygian kingdom's incorporation into Lydia
The Phrygian kingdom's incorporation into Lydia was the stepwise absorption of Phrygia by Lydian kings after the Cimmerian sack of Gordium, complete under Croesus and ended by Persia's conquest of 547 BC.
Revolt of Tabal against Assyria
The revolt of Tabal against Assyria was the 713 BC rebellion of King Ambaris of Tabal against Sargon II of Assyria, ending in his capture and Tabal's annexation as a province.
Siege of Sardis
The Siege of Sardis, also called the Fall of Sardis, was the capture of the Lydian capital by Cyrus II of Persia in the mid-6th century BC.
War of Gyges against the Cimmerians
The War of Gyges against the Cimmerians was a seventh-century BC conflict in which Lydia's King Gyges first repelled, then was killed by, Cimmerian invaders.
War of Sadyattes against the Ionians
The War of Sadyattes against the Ionians was an eleven-year Lydian war against the Greek city of Miletus, begun by King Sadyattes and continued for five more years by his son Alyattes.