Lydia
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Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.
The temple of Artemis in Sardis, capital of Lydia
Tripolis on the Meander is an ancient Lydian city in Turkey.
Büyük Menderes River, also known as the Maeander is a river in Lydia.
Gyges tablet, British Museum
Madyes
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Madyes was a Scythian king who ruled during the period of the Scythian presence in West Asia in the 7th century BCE.
The Scythian kingdom in West Asia reached its maximum extent under Madyes's reign.
Madyes's maternal grandfather, the Assyrian king Esarhaddon.
Madyes's maternal uncle, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal.
An Assyrian relief depicting Cimmerian mounted warriors.