Alyattes

“Alyattes, king of Sardis, made war upon the Milesians in the following manner,” says Herodotus.

The Lydians adopted a similar improvement in the tomb of Alyattes, near Sardis.

With regard then to the war waged by Alyattes with the Milesians and Thrasybulos things went thus.

After Alyattes was dead Croesus the son of Alyattes received the kingdom in succession, being five-and-thirty years of age.

Alyattes the Lydian, when he had thus waged war against the Milesians, afterwards died, having reigned seven-and-fifty years.