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Gyges of Lydia

king of Lydia, 7th century BC; subject of story by Herodotus leading to him marrying Candaules' wife Nyssia

8 dated entries naming Gyges of Lydia, drawn from 7 separate years between 718 BCE and 644 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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8th century BC

7th century BC

  • 687 BCE687 BC—Gyges becomes king of Lydia.source
  • 679 BCEThe Cimmerians attacked Lydia for the third time, led by their king Lygdamis. The Lydians were defeated, Sardis was sacked, and Gyges was killed, following which he was succeeded by his son, Ardys, who was the father of Sadyattes.source
  • 670 BCEKing Gyges of Lydia's name is minted on the first Greek coins.source
  • 657 BCEKing Gyges of Lydia establishes a state monopoly in metal coinage, making it illegal for individuals to issue the bean-shaped lumps of electrum used as a medium of exchange in place of commodities (approximate date).source
  • 656 BCEThebes submits to the Egyptian ruler Psamtik I of Sais, who has allied himself with Gyges of Lydia and employs Libyan soldiers in a rebellion against Assyrian rule with help from Carian and Ionian mercenaries. Psamtik permits the city's mayor Mentuemhat to retain his position, who is not only the most powerful Theban but also the fourth prophet of Amon.source
  • 644 BCECimmerian forces from Anatolia conquer Sardis and reach the peak of their power. King Gyges of Lydia has spent most of his 28-year reign fighting his southern and western neighbors in an effort to gain suzerainty over all of Western Asia Minor. He has helped the rebellion of Psamtik I, but he receives no support from his erstwhile Assyrian ally Ashurbanipal. Gyges falls in a battle against the Cimmerians under king Tugdamme (approximate date).source
  • 644 BCEGyges, king of Lydia (approximate date)source

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