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Croesus was King of Lydia from 561 to 547 BCE and he was considered the wealthiest man of his time. He also famous for the words Solon the Athenian statsman who said "Μηδένα προ του τέλους μακάριζε" meaning "Do not praise somebody's happines before his death".
It is known the fate of Croesus who lost his son by accidental death his wife and his Kingdom and recalled Solon before his execution.
The Persian King Cyrus who listened his story spared his life.
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Who invented the first gold coins?
King Croesus of Lydia is mainly the individual associated with inventing and producing some of the earliest gold coins. Croesus invented gold coins around the 6th century BC.
Where did the expression as rich as Croesus come from?
Croesus succeeded his father and became king of Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, in 560 B.C. Through successive wars he greatly increased his dominions and, by such means and through trade within his own realm and with neighboring kingdoms, he became enormously wealthy. Probably his wealth was not actually as great as it was reputed, for the figures were fabulous. It became proverbial in his day, and is still used metaphorically as denoting great wealth. He died, however, in 546 B.C., after his kingdom had been overcome by Cyrus.
When was the Greek Temple of Artemis built?
In the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. The construction of the "new" temple, which was to become known as one of the wonders of the ancient world, began around 550 BC. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and built by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.
