Sardis, the capital of the kingdom of Lydia, was one of the greatest and oldest cities of Asia Minor. The various ruins give evidence of this. Archaeological excavation is being carried on under ...

The ruins of Sardis have been a rich source of knowledge about classical antiquity since the 7th century B.C., when the city was the capital of Lydia. Now, Sardis has given up another treasure in ...

Residents of Sardis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, spent decades rebuilding after a devastating earthquake struck one night in the year A.D. 17. To ward off demons and future disasters ...

King of , captured Sardis. Later, around 500 B.C., the rebellious Greeks burned the buildings of the conquerors. Over these ruins the found a monumental structure believed to be part of an ancient ...