Lydia (satrapy)

The Satrapy of Lydia, known as Sparda in Old Persian (Old Persian cuneiform 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭, Sparda), was an administrative province (satrapy) of the Achaemenid Empire, located in the ancient kingdom of Lydia, with Sardis as its capital.

Lydia (satrapy)
𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭, Sparda

Lydian soldier of the Achaemenid army, c. 480 BC.. Xerxes I tomb relief.

Lydia, including Ionia, during the Achaemenid Empire.

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