Lydian civilization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lydian_civilization

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_people
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite	gptkb:Sardis
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:King_Midas
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Sardis
gptkbp:conqueredBy	gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkbp:currency	electrum coin
gptkbp:endDate	546 BC
gptkbp:famousFor	wealth of Croesus
gptkbp:flourishedDuring	7th century BC
gptkbp:knownFor	first use of coinage
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Lydian_language
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Anatolia
gptkbp:mainDeity	gptkb:Apollo gptkb:Artemis gptkb:Zeus gptkb:Dionysus gptkb:Cybele
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	trade gold mining textile production
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Hermus_River
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Sardis gptkb:Tralles gptkb:Magnesia_ad_Sipylum gptkb:Thyatira
gptkbp:mythologicalRole	gptkb:Niobe gptkb:Tantalus
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Caria gptkb:Ionia gptkb:Mysia gptkb:Phrygia
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Royal_Road gptkb:Temple_of_Artemis_at_Sardis
gptkbp:notablePlace	Lydian coins
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Alyattes gptkb:Croesus gptkb:Gyges
gptkbp:period	gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Hittite_civilization
gptkbp:region	gptkb:western_Anatolia
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:startDate	circa 1200 BC
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkbp:tradedOn	gptkb:Royal_Road
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Lydian_script
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bintepeler_Tumuli gptkb:Ancient_Anatolia gptkb:Anatolian_studies
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lydian civilization