|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Lydia
Lydia ancient country, W Asia Minor, N of Caria and S of Mysia (now NW Turkey). The tyrant Gyges was the founder of the Mermnadae dynasty, which lasted from c.700 BC to 550 BC The little kingdom grew to an empire in the chaos that had been left after the fall of the Neo-Hittite kingdom. Lydia was proverbially golden with wealth, and the capital, Sardis , was magnificent. To Lydian rulers is ascribed the first use of coined money in the 7th cent. BC Lydia had close ties with the Greek cities of Asia, which were for a time within the Lydian empire. Cyrus the Great of Persia defeated (c.546 BC) Croesus , Lydia's last ruler, and Lydia was absorbed into the Persian Empire. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Lydia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lydia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lydia-co.html "Lydia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lydia-co.html |
|
Lydia
Lydia an ancient region of western Asia Minor, south of Mysia and north of Caria. It became a powerful kingdom in the 7th century bc but in 546 its final king, Croesus, was defeated by Cyrus and it was absorbed into the Persian empire. Lydia was probably the first realm to use coined money.
Lydian mode in music, the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale F–F (containing an augmented 4th). |
|
|
Cite this article
ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lydia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lydia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Lydia.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Lydia." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Lydia.html |
|
Lydia
Lydia, Turkey Mæonia A historic kingdom sandwiched between ancient Mysia to the north and Caria to the south, it was named after Lydus, one of its kings. At the height of its power in c.650–550 bc, its capital, Sardis, was the richest city in the world. In 561–546 bc, its king was Croesus. Fabulously rich, his name became synonymous with wealth: ‘as rich as Croesus’.
|
|
|
Cite this article
JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lydia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lydia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lydia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lydia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lydia.html |
|
Lydia
Lydia ♀ Of Greek origin, meaning ‘woman from Lydia’, an area of Asia Minor. The name is borne in the Bible by a woman of Thyatira who was converted by St Paul and who entertained him in her house (Acts 16:14–15, 40). It has enjoyed steady popularity in the English-speaking world since the 17th century.
|
|
|
Cite this article
PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Lydia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Lydia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Lydia.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Lydia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Lydia.html |
|
Lydia
Lydia Ancient kingdom of w Asia Minor. Under the Mermnad dynasty (c.700–547 bc), it was a powerful and prosperous state, the first to issue a coinage, with its capital at Sardis. Its last King was Croesus, famous for his wealth, who was defeated by the Persians under Cyrus the Great in 547 bc.
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Lydia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lydia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Lydia.html "Lydia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Lydia.html |
|
Lydia
Lydia •Gambia, Zambia
•Arabia, labia, Swabia
•Libya, Namibia, tibia
•euphorbia
•agoraphobia, claustrophobia, homophobia, hydrophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia
•Nubia • rootbeer • cumbia
•Colombia, Columbia
•exurbia, Serbia, suburbia
•Wiltshire • Flintshire
•gaillardia, Nadia, tachycardia
•steadier • compendia
•Acadia, Arcadia, nadir, stadia
•reindeer
•acedia, encyclopedia, media, multimedia
•Lydia, Numidia
•India • belvedere • Claudia
•Cambodia, odea, plasmodia, podia, roe-deer
•Mafia, raffia, tafia
•Philadelphia • hemisphere
•planisphere • Montgolfier • Sofia
•ecosphere • biosphere • atmosphere
•thermosphere • ionosphere
•stratosphere • headgear • switchgear
•logia • nemesia • menhir
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Lydia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lydia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lydia.html "Lydia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Lydia.html |
|
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
