[sahr-dis] 
| an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia. |
[sahr-deez] . [sahr-dee-uh
n] , noun, adjective | Sar·dis (sär'dĭs) An ancient city of western Asia Minor northeast of modern-day Izmir, Turkey. As the capital of Lydia it was the political and cultural center of Asia Minor from 650 to c. 550 B.C. and remained an important city during Roman and Byzantine times. Sardis was destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402. |
Sardis
the metropolis of Lydia in Asia Minor. It stood on the river Pactolus, at the foot of mount Tmolus. Here was one of the seven Asiatic churches (Rev. 3:1-6). It is now a ruin called Sert-Kalessi.