LIDYA CIVILIZATION

Lydia is the region between Menderes and Gediz Rivers. The Lydians, who are known by the name of this region, are of Indo-European people. BC 687 - BC. They lived between 546. The capital city is Sardeş. Giges was the first king of the state founded at 680 before Christ. Being a powerful commander, Giges extended state borders to Kızılırmak. He fought for a long time with the Cimmerians.
To look at the chronological order of the kings of the most advanced periods of civilization; Gyges (680-652-BC), Ardys (652-625-BC), Sadyattes (625-610-BC), Alyattes BC; 610-575
Croesus (575-546 BC).
The Lydians, the first civilization to use money, used gold, silver, and electrolytes for money. The last king Croesus period is the richest and brightest period of civilization.
Language in Lydia
The language, which was used in the seventh century before Christ, was not used since the first century before Christ. And in time it became a dead language.
As a result of excavations in Sardes, 5. and 4. Century Lydian works were found. And the alphabet in these texts is derived from the Eastern Greek alphabet.
There were similarities to the Greek alphabet in the writings in the society which was more affected by the West than Anatolia. This type of molars was used in the inscriptions around Sardis in 100.
Religion in Lydia
Although there is not much information about the religious structure, it is shaped by the Ionian influence. But the mother goddess Cybele is at a respectable point. Many Greek gods such as Zeus, Apollo and Artemis were worshiped. There were tombs called tumuli. The tombs, which were called tumuli, were decorated with marble claddings, but there was a belief in life after death. There was a tradition of burying the dead.
Socio-Economics
Money; In exchange for a commodity and labor force, prior to the use of the coin, cereals, axes, cattle and a number of coins were used as money. Later, however, it was composed of round and small metal fragments, of which the weight belonged, to whom the state's coat of arms or sign belonged. The pictures on the coins were called 'types'. In the first coins, only the front side of the type, while later in the back began to take place. At the beginning, while lion or bull's head was depicted, in time, the types representing the cities and rulers began to take place.
The coins contained inscriptions. In these writings, there was the name of the public or manager who issued coins, the name of the officer in charge of coin printing and the information explaining the coin type, as well as the date and unit.