A Selected Chronology of Sardis
Sidebar to: Multiculturalism at Sardis
Iron Age, 1200–586 B.C.E. | |
| 1200–680 B.C.E. | Heraklid Dynasty; Sardis is an agricultural town |
| 680–547 B.C.E. | Mermnad Dynasty Sardis incorporated into Lydian Empire Sardis center of worship of goddess Cybele |
| 560–547 B.C.E. | Reign of King Croesus Height of Lydian power and wealth Cybele’s altar overlooks Croesus’ gold refinery |
| 547 B.C.E. | Croesus attacks Persia Earliest mention of Jews at Sardis (Obadiah 20) |
Persian Period, 586–332 B.C.E. | |
| 547 B.C.E. | Conquest of Sardis by Cyrus the Great |
| 490 and 480 B.C.E. | Sardis is staging area for invasions of Greece |
| 334 B.C.E. | Sardis surrenders to Alexander the Great |
Hellenistic Period, 332–37 B.C.E. | |
| 323–190 B.C.E. | Sardis governmental center for Seleucid Empire |
| 300 B.C.E. | Temple of Artemis begun |
| 220 B.C.E. | Governor of Sardis, Achaeus, revolts against King Antiochus III |
| 214 B.C.E. | Sardis beseiged, captured and punished Antiochus III settles 2,000 loyal Jewish families from Babylon in Asia Minor> |
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