Croesus (595 BC - 546 BC) was the king of Lydia who reigned for 14 years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 546 BC. The kingdom was ravaged and Croesus was captured and ordered to be executed. As Croesus is about to be burned on a pyre, he cries out the prophet Solon's name. Cyrus stops to hear what Croesus has to say. Croesus relates Solon's story to about great wealth to Cyrus, who is moved by the notion that Fate can bring misery to a rich man and happiness to a poor man. Croesus is freed and the emperor and the king become good friends.
Croesus (595 BC - 546 BC) was the king of Lydia who, according to Herodotus, reigned for 14 years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 546 BC. Croesus' kingdom is ravaged and Croesus himself is captured and ordered to be executed. As Croesus is about to be burned on a pyre, he cries out Solon's name. Cyrus stops the pyre to hear what Croesus has to say. Croesus relates Solon's story to about great wealth to Cyrus, who is moved by the notion that Fate can bring misery to a rich man and happiness to a poor man. Croesus is freed and the emperor and the king become good friends.
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