Information about Ardysus I

Ardys I was the twenty-second king of Lydia, and the nineteenth king of the Heraclid dynasty; see List of Kings of Lydia. He was succeeded by his son, Alyattes I (Herodotus)

He is believed to have reigned from 795 to 759 BC. As such, he reigned when the ancient Olympics were traditionally said to have been first convened in Greece.

Preceded by
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King of Lydia
795–759 BC
Succeeded by
Alyattes I
This page lists the kings of Lydia, an ancient kingdom in western Anatolia. The Greeks of Homer’s time knew Lydia as Maeonia, which was probably an earlier name for the country.
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Alyattes I was the twenty-third king of Lydia, and twentieth king of the Heraclid dynasty; see List of Kings of Lydia. He was succeeded by his son, Meles. (Herodotus)

He is believed to have reigned between 759 and 745 BC.
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Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς Hērodotos Halikarnāsseus
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7th century - 8th century - 9th century
760s  770s  780s  - 790s -  800s  810s  820s
792 793 794 - 795 - 796 797 798
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7th century - 8th century - 9th century
720s  730s  740s  - 750s -  760s  770s  780s
756 757 758 - 759 - 760 761 762
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The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες; Olympiakoi Agones
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Motto
Ελευθερία ή θάνατος
Eleftheria i thanatos  
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This page lists the kings of Lydia, an ancient kingdom in western Anatolia. The Greeks of Homer’s time knew Lydia as Maeonia, which was probably an earlier name for the country.
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Alyattes I was the twenty-third king of Lydia, and twentieth king of the Heraclid dynasty; see List of Kings of Lydia. He was succeeded by his son, Meles. (Herodotus)

He is believed to have reigned between 759 and 745 BC.
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