Alyattes
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Lydia had, after the collapse of the Cimmerian power, absorbed Phrygia, and its ambitious king, Alyattes, waged war against the Medes.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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
After this, Alyattes found himself quite unsuccessful in all his expeditions and campaigns.
From Cyrus the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
Alyattes then gave up all hopes of reducing Miletus by famine, and made a permanent peace, binding himself to its stipulations by a very solemn treaty.
From Cyrus the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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