Croesus (595 BCE – c. 547?

BCE) is the king of Lydia from 560 to 547 BCE until his defeat by the Persians.

The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar.

"By the fifth century at least," J.A.S.

Evans remarked, "Croesus had become a figure of myth, who stood outside the conventional restraints of chronology."

Croesus was renowned for his wealth—Herodotus and Pausanias noted his gifts preserved at Delphi.