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Croesus on the pyre, Attic red-figure amphora, Louvre (G 197)

Croesus ( ; , Kroisos; 595 BC – c. 547? BC) was the king of Lydia from 560 to 547 BC until his defeat by the Persians. The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar. "By the fifth century at least," J.A.S. Evans remarked, "Croesus had become a figure of myth, who stood outside the conventional restraints of chronology." Croesus was renowned for his wealth—Herodotus and Pausanias noted his gifts preserved at Delphi.

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Herodotus' account of Croesus (from the Perseus Pr... Herodotus' account of Croesus (from the Perseus Project) www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Hdt.+1.6.1 - Web

An in-depth account of Croesus' life An in-depth account of Croesus' life homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Croesus.html - Web

Livius Livius www.livius.org - Web

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Gold Coin of Croesus Gold Coin of Croesus www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qm8zg - Web

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