HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Behistun Inscription, Ath, Bardiya
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About to have civil war over this matter. Go to delphi over whether gyges is the king or not and need to return power to heraclid dynasty. Delphi said dynasty would rule for 5 generations and fall during the fifth (croesus) Lydia gets the best of conflicts between them and ionian greeks. Asia-minor cities accept client states of lydia. Miletus given title of ally rather than subject because couldn"t be defeated. Was not hostile towards greeks in general. Ambitions lead him west into ionia and east where he runs into rising power of persia. Meads were still dominant power in asia-minor. Achieves independence of the meads (against astaiages??) And annexes it to persia (subjects of persia) Ruling consists of both persians and meads from this point on. Croesus was aggressor, concerned about rise of persians. Delphi says that if croesus goes to war, he will destroy a great empire (genuine oracle due to generality)