-
argument for the
Carian origin of the
Mermnad clan.
There were five kings, all
historical figures, in the
Mermnad line: Gyges, aka
Guges (c.680–c.644 BCE;...
- the
Lydian capital of Sardis, thus
bringing an end to the rule of the
Mermnad dynasty and to the
Lydian Empire.
Lydia would never regain its independence...
- romanized: Gugēs; Latin: Gygēs;
reigned c. 680-644 BC) was the
founder of the
Mermnad dynasty of
Lydian kings and the
first known king of the
Lydian kingdom...
- 585 BC),
sometimes described as
Alyattes I, was the
fourth king of the
Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes,
grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson...
-
brought Caria,
whose various city-states had
since Gyges been
allied to the
Mermnad dynasty, and from
where Croesus's own
mother originated,
under the direct...
- the son of
Gyges of Lydia, whom he
succeeded as the
second king of the
Mermnad dynasty. The name
Ardys is the
Latin form of
Ardus (Αρδυς),
which is itself...
-
Archived 30 July 2013 at the
Wayback Machine:
Fifth and last king of the
Mermnad dynasty. "Syria –
Urartu 612-501". The life and
travels of Herodotus, Volume...
- land
locked Lydia with trade. Hence, its
rulers were
connected with the
Mermnad dynasty by marriage.
Melas the
Elder was the brother-in-law of
Gyges (680-652...
- ****ALIM:
Lydian coin legends,
dynastic succession, and the
chronology of
Mermnad kings". Kadmos. 54: 151–166. doi:10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008. S2CID 165043567...
- located, and date from the
period prior to the
emergence of the
Lydian Mermnad dynasty. It has also been
suggested that the
mountain could be the geographical...
