Cyrus' Conquest of the Lydian Empire
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Was a war between the Achaemenid and the Lydian Empires that ended with the demise of the latter.
Chronology
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December 547 BC: Battle of Pteria: in 547 BC, the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great fought a drawn battle with the invading Lydian forces of Croesus, forcing Croesus to withdraw back west into his own kingdom.
January 546 BC: The Battle of Thymbra was the decisive battle in the war between Croesus of the Lydian Kingdom and Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. The battle was won by the Persians led by Cyrus the Great. Lydia became the Persian satrapy Sparda.
January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, the region of Pamphylia, including the city of Aspendos, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.
January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, the region of Pamphylia, including the city of Idyros, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.
January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, Pamphylia, a region in modern-day Turkey, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.
January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, the region of Pamphylia, including the city of Perge, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.
Selected Sources
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, pp.7-9
