Alyattes

American  

[al-ee-at-eez] / ˌæl iˈæt iz /

noun

1. king of Lydia c617–560 b.c.

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Example Sentences

And Hegesander the Delphian, in his book entitled a Commentary on Statues and Images, says that the pedestal dedicated by Glaucus the Chian at Delphi is like an iron ἐγγυθήκη, the gift of Alyattes.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Armenia and Cappadocia were likewise subdued; the attempt to advance farther into Asia Minor led to a war with Alyattes of Lydia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

After this, Alyattes reigned forty-three years, and was buried in a tomb whose magnificence was little short of the grandest of the Egyptian monuments.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity by Lord, John

Gyges, Alyattes, and Croesus were successively Kings of Lydia, from 687 to 546 B.C., and were no doubt possessed of great treasure in gold.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

I shall be better able to extend my small revenues, by contracting my desires, than if I could join the kingdom of Alyattes to the Phrygian plains.

From The Works of Horace by Horace