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Royal Road
Royal road: according to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century BCE) the road that connected the capital of Lydia, Sardes, and the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, Susa and Persepolis. From cuneiform texts, other such roads are known. …Sadyattes/Myrsilus/Candaules
Sadyattes I: last king of the Heraclid dynasty of Lydia, succeeded in c.680 BCE by Gyges, the founder of the Mermnad dynasty. Also known as Candaules and Myrsilus.King Sadyattes of Lydia is hardly more than a name - but it…Sadyattes II
Sadyattes II: third king of the Mermnad dynasty. His reign lasted from c.625 to c.600. Lydian stater The third king of Lydia,…Sagalassus
Sagalassos (Greek Σαγαλασσός): Hellenistic and Roman city in Pisisia (southwestern Anatolia); modern Ağlasun.Hellenistic Age The hill on which the Sagalassians defended thei…Sagalassus (334 BCE)
Battle of Sagalassus: the battle between Alexander the Great and the Pisidians in the winter of 334/333 BCE, which ended in a Macedonian victory. …