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noun
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
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sardis
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
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croesus
last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)