Lydia

Lydia was an Indo-European Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.

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Which happened first?

• Lydia and Sabaeans began in the same year
• Lydia began 25 years before Philistia
• Lydia began 74 years after Battle of Kadesh
• Lydia began 146 years after Amarna Period
• Lydia began 150 years before United Kingdom of Israel

Timeline

1. Amarna Period1346–1336 BC
2. Battle of KadeshMay 1274 BC
3. Lydia (this page)circa 1200 BC – 546 BC
4. Sabaeans1200 BC–AD 275
5. Philistia1175–604 BC
6. United Kingdom of Israelcirca 1050 BC – circa 930 BC

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