Battle of Thymbra
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The Battle of Thymbra was the decisive battle in the war between Croesus of the Lydian Kingdom and Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus, after he had pursued Croesus into Lydia after the drawn Battle of Pteria, met the remnants of Croesus' partially disbanded army in battle on the plain north of Sardis in December 547 BC. Croesus' army was about twice as large and had been reinforced with many new men, but Cyrus still utterly defeated it. That proved to be decisive, and after the 14-day Siege of Sardis, the city and possibly its king fell, and Lydia was conquered by the Persians.
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Defeat of Croesus 546 BCE| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 280 | Battle of Corupedium | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 394 | Battle of Sardis | Sparta, battle, Achaemenid Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 394 | Siege of Sardes | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 497 | Siege of Sardis | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 546 | Battle of Thymbra | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 546 | Siege of Sardis | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 366 | Battle of Thyatira | battle, Procopius, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1304 | Siege of Magnesia ad Sipylum | Byzantine Empire, Catalan Company, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1425 | Battle of Gülnas | Ottoman Empire, battle, Beylik of Aydın | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Aşağıçobanisa Guardhouse | historic building, outpost, public building | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Defeat of Croesus 546 BCE | Commons | ||