Alyattes
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The herald reported this state of things to Alyattes.
From Cyrus the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Alyattes succeeded in forcing back the Cimmerians and attacking them with such vigour that they were no longer able to undertake any invasions to the West.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker
And Croesus, the son of Alyattes, made himself master of the lands which are bounded by the river Halys, and he waxed in power and wealth, so that there was none like to him.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Alyattes waged war toward the southward, into the territories of the city of Miletus.
From Cyrus the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
The daughter of Cyaxares became the consort of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and the daughter of Alyattes, king of Lydia, was married to his son Astyages.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker
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