Ardys I
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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
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He is believed to have reigned from 795 to 759 BC. As such, he reigned when the ancient Olympics are traditionally said to have been first convened in Greece
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Alyattes I
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. He is believed to have reigned between 759 and 745 BC....
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Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
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He is believed to have reigned from 795 to 759 BC. As such, he reigned when the ancient Olympics are traditionally said to have been first convened in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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