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Siege of Sardis: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 546 BCE
Location Sardis • Turkey
Participants Croesus • Cyrus the Great

Photos

Attack of Persian King Cyrus's Camel Cavalry at Sardis
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Key People

Cyrus II
Cyrus the Great
king of Persia
Croesus
Croesus
king of Lydia