History
Which king of Lydia was proverbially rich?
- Croesus
- Midas
- Gyges
The answer is Croesus. 'rich as Croesus'.
Croesus was the last king of Lydia from 585 BC to 546 BC. He was renowned for his great wealth, as well as his ultimate defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great following the siege of Sardis.
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