Battle of Pteria
Battle between Croesus of Lydia and Cyrus the Great of Persian Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Pteria (Ancient Greek: Πτερία) was fought in 547 BC between the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great and the Lydian forces of Croesus. Both armies suffered heavy casualties in this indecisive battle.
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Battle of Pteria | |||||||
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Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||||
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Lydian Empire | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||
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Croesus of Lydia | Cyrus the Great | ||||||
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95,000[2] | 20,000[3] | ||||||
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Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
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