Sandakšatru
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Sandakshatru or Sandakuru was the last known Cimmerian king.
An Assyrian relief depicting Cimmerian mounted warriors
Lycian charioteer warriors.
A Thracian mounted warrior followed by a warrior on foot.
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 for 38 years accordi
A rare depiction of the legend of Gyges finding the magic ring, Ferrara, 16th century
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 Herodotus's version of the tale of Gyges. As told by Herodotus, Gyges watched the naked queen secretly, but was seen by her as he was sneaking out of concealment. An earlier artistic treatment of the same subject, by Dosso Dossi, is now in the Galleria Borghese .