In the Siege of Sardis (546 BC), it was the last decisive conflict after the Battle of Thymbra, which was fought between the forces of Croesus of Lydia and Cyrus the Great, Cyrus followed Croesus to his city. He laid siege to it for 14 days, and then captured it. Belligerents Lydian Empire Achaemenid Empire Commanders Croesus unknown others Cyrus the Great Harpagus Abradates unknown others Strength Unknown1 Unknown1 Casualties and losses Heavy2 Heavy2 1 Herodotus states that the Lydian forces fell very short of the enemy. ... Belligerents Lydian Empire, Egyptian mercenaries Achaemenid Empire Commanders Croesus unknown others Cyrus the Great Harpagus Abradates† unknown others Strength 100,000+ [1] 420,000 (Xenophon) 30,000 [2] to 50,000, [3] 196,000 (Xenophon) Casualties and losses Heavy Minimal The Battle of Thymbra was the decisive battle in the... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC Events and Trends 548 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, defeated by Cyrus. ... Belligerents Lydian Empire, Egyptian mercenaries Achaemenid Empire Commanders Croesus unknown others Cyrus the Great Harpagus Abradates† unknown others Strength 100,000+ [1] 420,000 (Xenophon) 30,000 [2] to 50,000, [3] 196,000 (Xenophon) Casualties and losses Heavy Minimal The Battle of Thymbra was the decisive battle in the... Croesus Croesus (IPA pronunciation: , CREE-sus) was the king of Lydia from 560/561 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC. The English name Croesus come from the Latin transliteration of the Greek , in Arabic and Persian قارون, Qârun. ... Lydia (Greek ) is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkeys modern provinces of İzmir and Manisa. ... Cyrus redirects here. ...

The siege was to be known as the final event before Lydia was officially annexed by the Achaemenid Empire. The Ionians and other Asian Greeks revolted against Cyrus, and the revolt was finally put down by his best commander Harpagus the Mede in 542 BC. Lydia (Greek ) is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkeys modern provinces of Ä°zmir and Manisa. ... Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Dynasty was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire, including Cyrus II the Great, Darius I and Xerxes I. At the height of their power, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly emcompassing some parts of todays Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon... The Ionians were one of the three main ancient Greek ethno-linguistic groups, linked by their use of the Ionic dialect of the Greek language. ... Harpagus was a Median general in the 6th century BC. A courtier to Astyages, he is called the kingmaker for his defection to Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great), and, as such, is credited with having put Cyrus II on the throne. ... The Medes were an Iranian people of Aryan origin who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC Events and Trends 548 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, defeated by Cyrus. ...