Lydia
Lydia ranks 2,398th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Castelfranco Veneto, Castellammare di Stabia, and Cuiabá. Memorable people born in Lydia include Pausanias, Gyges of Lydia, and Candaules. Lydia has been the birth place of many politicians, and geographers. Lydia is located in Turkey.
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 800 BC and 110, Lydia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Pausanias, Gyges of Lydia, and Candaules.
People Born in Lydia
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Pausanias
GEOGRAPHER
110 - 180
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 1
Gyges of Lydia
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 2
Candaules
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 760 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 3
Alyattes of Lydia
POLITICIAN
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 4
Artaphernes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 5
Ardys of Lydia
POLITICIAN
750 BC - 629 BC
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
Sadyattes
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 617 BC
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lydia were politicians (5), geographers (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lydia, including Gyges of Lydia, Candaules, and Alyattes of Lydia.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Lydia since 1700.
