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Alyattes
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Alyattes, 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.
Coin of Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC.
Coin of Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC.
Electrum trite, Alyattes, Lydia, 610-560 BC. (inscribed KUKALI[M])
Electrum trite, Alyattes, Lydia, 610-560 BC. (inscribed KUKALI[M])
An Assyrian relief depicting Cimmerian mounted warriors
An Assyrian relief depicting Cimmerian mounted warriors
A relief depicting mounted Lydian warriors on slab of marble from a tomb.
A relief depicting mounted Lydian warriors on slab of marble from a tomb.
Gyges of Lydia
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Gyges was the founder of the Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and the first known king of the Lydian kingdom to have attempted to transform it into a powerful empire. Gyges reigned 38 years according to Herodotus.
A rare depiction of the legend of Gyges finding the magic ring, Ferrara, 16th century
Gyges tablet, British Museum
Gyges tablet, British Museum
Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed by William Etty. This image illustrates Herodot
Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed by William Etty. This image illustrates Herodotus's version of the tale of Gyges (as told by Herodotus, Gyges watched the naked queen secretly, but is seen by her as he is sneaking out of concealment). An earlier artistic treatment of the same subject, by Dosso Dossi, is now in the Galleria Borghese [1].