Alyattes of Lydia
Also known as Alyattes II
Alyattes (Lydian language: ; ; reigned c. 618 – c. 561 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus.
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17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Chronology
- Early life
- Reign
- Initial relations with the Ionians
- Offerings to Delphi
- Lyde of Lydia story
- Relations with Caria
- Wars against the Cimmerians
- Eastern conquests
- Later wars against the Ionians
- War against the Medes
- Death
- Tomb
- References
- Sources
- External links
Alyattes (Lydian language: ; ; reigned c. 618 – c. 561 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus.
Alyattes was the first monarch who issued coins, made from electrum (and his successor Croesus was the first to issue gold coins). Alyattes is therefore sometimes mentioned as the originator of coinage, or of currency.