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Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 48 (search)
Having written down this inspired utterance of the Pythian priestess, the Lydians went back to Sardis. When the others as well who had been sent to various places came bringing their oracles, Croesus then unfolded and examined all the writings. Some of them in no way satisfied him. But when he read the Delphian message, he acknowledged it with worship and welcome, considering Delphi as the only true place of divination, because it had discovered what he himself had done.
For after sending his eSardis. When the others as well who had been sent to various places came bringing their oracles, Croesus then unfolded and examined all the writings. Some of them in no way satisfied him. But when he read the Delphian message, he acknowledged it with worship and welcome, considering Delphi as the only true place of divination, because it had discovered what he himself had done.
For after sending his envoys to the oracles, he had thought up something which no conjecture could discover, and carried it out on the appointed day: namely, he had cut up a tortoise and a lamb, and then boiled them in a cauldron of bronze covered with a lid of the same.
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 69 (search)
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 70 (search)
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 73 (search)
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 77 (search)
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 78 (search)
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 79 (search)
When Croesus marched away after the battle in the Pterian country, Cyrus, learning that Croesus had gone intending to disband his army, deliberated and perceived that it would be opportune for him to march quickly against Sardis, before the power of the Lydians could be assembled again.
This he decided, and this he did immediately; he marched his army into Lydia and so came himself to bring the news of it to Croesus. All had turned out contrary to Croesus' expectation, and he was in a great quandary; nevertheless, he led out the Lydians to battle.
Now at this time there was no nation in Asia more valiant or warlike than the Lydian. It was their custom to fight on horseback, carrying long spears, and they were skillful at managing horses.
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 80 (search)
So the armies met in the plain, wide and bare, that is before the city of Sardis: the Hyllus and other rivers flow across it and run violently together into the greatest of them, which is called Hermus (this flows from the mountain sacred to the Mother DindymeneIdentified with the Phrygian and Lydian goddess Cybele. and empties into the sea near the city of Phocaea).
When Cyrus saw the Lydians maneuvering their battle-lines here, he was afraid of their cavalry, and therefore at the urging of one Harpagus, a Mede, he did as I shall describe. Assembling all the camels that followed his army bearing food and baggage, he took off their burdens and mounted men upon them equipped like cavalrymen; having equipped them, he ordered them to advance before his army against Croesus' cavalry; he directed the infantry to follow the camels, and placed all his cavalry behind the infantry.
When they were all in order, he commanded them to kill all the other Lydians who came in their way, and spare non
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 81 (search)
So then they were besieged. But Croesus, supposing that the siege would last a long time, again sent messengers from the city to his allies; whereas the former envoys had been sent to summon them to muster at Sardis in five months' time, these were to announce that Croesus was besieged and to plead for help as quickly as possible.
Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley), Book 1, chapter 84 (search)
This is how Sardis was taken. When Croesus had been besieged for fourteen days, Cyrus sent horsemen around in his army to promise to reward whoever first mounted the wall.
After this the army made an assault, but with no success. Then, when all the n which the acropolis stood is sheer and unlikely to be assaulted; this was the only place where Meles the former king of Sardis had not carried the lion which his concubine had borne him, the Telmessians having declared that if this lion were carried around the walls, Sardis could never be taken. Meles then carried the lion around the rest of the wall of the acropolis where it could be assaulted, but neglected this place, because the height was sheer and defied attack. It is on the side of the by this part of the acropolis after a helmet that had fallen down, and fetch it; he took note of this and considered it.
And now he climbed up himself, and other Persians after him. Many ascended, and thus Sardis was taken and all the city sacked.