Sardes

Also known as Sardis

city
Hellenistic and Roman

Former Lydian capital of Sardis in the Hermus valley of western Asia Minor. The acropolis, temple quarter, and gold-bearing river country defined the city.

Type: city
Style: Hellenistic and Roman
First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 61
Books: 1

History

BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Former Lydian capital of Sardis in the Hermus valley of western Asia Minor. The acropolis, temple quarter, and gold-bearing river country defined the city.