-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- romanized: Saduattēs; Latin: Sadyattēs;
reigned 637–c. 635 BC) was the
third king of the
Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of
Ardys and the
grandson of
Gyges of Lydia....
- ****ALIM:
Lydian coin legends,
dynastic succession, and the
chronology of
Mermnad kings". Kadmos. 54: 151–166. doi:10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008.
Retrieved 10...
-
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...
- ****ALIM:
Lydian coin legends,
dynastic succession, and the
chronology of
Mermnad kings". Kadmos. 54: 151–166. doi:10.1515/kadmos-2015-0008. S2CID 165043567...
-
Tugdamme (approximate date).
Ardys succeeds his
father Gyges as the
second Mermnad king of Lydia.
During his
reign he
finds payment of
tribute to ****yria...
