克罗伊斯
克罗伊斯
Croesus
卒于西元前546?年
里底亚最后一代国王，以财富甚多闻名。约西元前560年继承其父王位，完成征服爱奥尼亚大陆的大业。由于缺乏海军，他与巴比伦、埃及、斯巴达结成联盟，以对抗波斯的居鲁士大帝的威胁。在入侵卡帕多西亚（Cappadocia）却徒劳无功后，他回到首都萨迪斯（Sardis）企图重整兵力。但是居鲁士大帝紧紧追击，西元前546年奇袭萨迪斯，占领里底亚。克罗伊斯的下场不清楚，据希罗多德记载，他被判处火刑，但被阿波罗解救。
English:
Last king of Lydia, famous for his great wealth. He succeeded his father as king c. 560 BC, and after completing the conquest of mainland Ionia he faced the rising threat of the Persians under Cyrus the Great. He forged an alliance with Babylon, Egypt, and Sparta to combat the Persians, but after an inconclusive effort to invade Cappadocia, he returned to his capital at Sardis. The Persians pursued him, storming Sardis in 546 and conquering Lydia. Croesus' later fate is uncertain. Herodotus claims he was condemned to be burned alive but was saved by Apollo.