Cyrus didn’t want to bother with this Lydian revolt himself; he was a big powerful emperor! He had better things to do! Instead he put his man Mazares in charge. “Do Croesus’s thing,” he told Mazares. “Pass out flutes to … Continue reading →
The Spartan emissaries invited themselves over to Cyrus’s, strolled right into his pancake breakfast. No hesitation in getting the big man’s attention! “Yo!” Finger snaps. “So you get that you’re not allowed to invade Greece, right? Including those regions which in the … Continue reading →
Once Cyrus conquered Croesus and the Lydians, some of Croesus’s neighbors tried to surrender. “We totes want in on the sweet sweet vassalage setup Croesus is rocking,” they said. “Still alive, acting as Cyrus’s advisor, the population treated well and … Continue reading →
