Croesus of Lydia and the Lydians (plus Herodotus' tale of

Croesus of Lydia and the Lydians (plus Herodotus' tale of Croesus meeting Solon the Athenian)

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In this podcast, we take a look at the fabled king, Croesus of Lydia, at least from the point of view of Greek writers such as Herodotus and Xenophon. Croesus was a king who during his day (r. 560-546 BC) was deemed to have been the wealthiest...

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