Where it is from: The kingdom of Lydia (modern western Turkey) When it was made: Circa 560 to 547 B.C. Related: Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried ...

In the seventh century B.C., about 2,700 years ago, a shepherd named Gyges was said to be living in the kingdom of Lydia, situated in modern-day Turkey. According to the story of the Ring of Gyges ...

Your passion for antiquity turns adventurous when you’re miraculously transported to the fantastical Kingdom of Lydia—where you’re hailed as the Phoenix! Your prophesied destiny unites you ...