This article is about the ancient kingdom in Anatolia. For other uses of this word, see Lydia (disambiguation).

Lydia is a historic region of western Anatolia, congruent with Turkey's modern provinces of İzmir and Manisa. Its traditional capital was the city of Sardis (Turkish: Sart). However, at its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. It was later the name for a Roman province. Coins were invented in Lydia around 660 BC.

Early history

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Lydia arose as a "Neo-Hittite" kingdom following the collapse of the Hittite Empire in the 12th century BC. Herodotus (Histories i. 7) and Homer (Iliad ii. 865; v. 43, 11. 431) both refer to them as Meiones (Μείονες). However, Herodotus adds that they were named after their first king, Lydos (Λυδός), who was believed to be descended from the divine couple Attis and Cybele. This mythological name gave rise to the Greek ethnic name Lydoi (Λυδοί) and the Hebrew (לודים, cf. Jer. 46.9). Their language, Lydian, is related to Hittite and a member of the Anatolian language family. Lydian became extinct during the first century BC. In Biblical times, the Lydian warriors were also famous archers.

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butterandflies (Debbie Seah) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:23:40 -0000
Don't understand why Lydia's brother mails me on FB... And, he's like p5.... GG.
@Lydiaatthedisco Good morning, Miss Lydia.
Hobermikersmith (Jake Cassidy) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:16:57 -0000
@Lydiaatthedisco Good morning, Miss Lydia.
Lydia has to be the most precious baby I've ever seen!!
Itsjessiebell (Jessica Logan) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:12:03 -0000
Lydia has to be the most precious baby I've ever seen!!
@dawnlangstroth woottt for lydia and that is good news was wondering with the snow how u were managing tweets lol
wiccan13 (Darlene Blair) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:07:29 -0000
@dawnlangstroth woottt for lydia and that is good news was wondering with the snow how u were managing tweets lol
@dawnlangstroth Whoop Whoop Lydia! Lookin blizzardly be careful U 2!
azcactusflower (ღஜღDeb Purcellღஜღ) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:05:15 -0000
@dawnlangstroth Whoop Whoop Lydia! Lookin blizzardly be careful U 2!
@dawnlangstroth WOOT for Lydia!!! Drive safely! BTW, more people than just your mom have been worried about you driving in that snow. :-)
YalePhD (Betsy Ricksecker) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:02:59 -0000
@dawnlangstroth WOOT for Lydia!!! Drive safely! BTW, more people than just your mom have been worried about you driving in that snow. :-)

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