Siege of Sardis (547 BC)
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The siege of Sardis (547/546 BC) was the last decisive conflict after the Battle of Thymbra, which was fought between the forces of Croesus of Lydia and Cyrus the Great, when Cyrus followed Croesus to his city, laid siege to it for 14 days and captured it.[2]
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Siege of Sardis (547 BC) | |||||||||
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Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
Remains of the acropolis of Sardis, where Croesus was finally captured[1] | |||||||||
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Lydian Empire | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||||
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Croesus, unknown others |
Cyrus the Great, Harpagus, unknown others | ||||||||
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100,000 (Herodotus) | 200,000 (Herodotus) | ||||||||
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Unknown | Light | ||||||||
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