person
Croesus
King of Lydia (reigned c. 560–546 BC), proverbial for wealth, whose realm fell to Cyrus of Persia; his court is named among the vanished dramas of history.
Reading notes
- Meditations §10.27.1 Croesus
King of Lydia (6th c. BC), proverbially rich, whose kingdom fell to Persia; his court is one of history’s vanished scenes.