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Solid gold Lydian seahorse brooch crafted with wings and fish-tail details. Photograph unavailable
Gold Winged Seahorse Brooch of Lydian Hoard (6th Century BCE) at Uşak Archaeology Museum

Historical event

560 BCE — 546 BCEIonia & AeolisCulture and memory

Burial of Lydian Hoard (Karun Treasure) at Güre Tumuli under King Croesus

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Burial of Lydian Hoard (Karun Treasure) at Güre Tumuli under King Croesus (550 BCE) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 560 BCE — 546 BCE · Culture and memory · A link to today

Event

Burial of Lydian Hoard (Karun Treasure) at Güre Tumuli under King Croesus (550 BCE) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Burial%20of%20Lydian%20Hoard%20(Karun%20Treasure)%20at%20G%C3%BCre%20Tumuli%20under%20King%20Croesus%20(550%20BCE)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Ionia & Aeolis

Narrative stops

Research sources