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Sardis
Ancient city in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ancient Lydian city. For the New York City restaurant, see Sardi's. For others, see Sardis (disambiguation).
Sardis (/ˈsɑːrdɪs/ SAR-diss) or Sardes (/ˈsɑːrdiːs/ SAR-deess; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣, romanized: Šfard; Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις, romanized: Sárdeis; Old Persian: Sparda) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province near the town of Sart.
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![]() The Greek gymnasium of Sardis | |
Alternative name | Sardes |
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Location | Sart, Manisa Province, Turkey |
Region | Lydia |
Coordinates | 38°29′18″N 28°02′25″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | Settled by 1500 BC, major city by 600 BC |
Abandoned | Around 1402 AD |
Cultures | Seha River Land, Lydian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1910–1914, 1922, 1958–present |
Archaeologists | Howard Crosby Butler, G.M.A. Hanfmann, Crawford H. Greenewalt Jr., Nicholas Cahill |
Condition | Ruined |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
Website | sardisexpedition |
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