725 Apparent raid leaves burnt houses and unburied skeletons. 680-645 Gyges founds new dynasty. Discovery of gold leads to great economic prosperity and international prestige. 645-561 Reigns of Ardys, Sadyattes, and Alyattes. 561-547 Reign of Croesus.
Empire extends from Aegean Sea to central Anatolia.
Overthrow of Croesus and sack of Sardis by Cyrus of Persia. Sardis becomes a provincial capital of the Persian empire. Greek historian Herodotus writes about Sardis. 188-133 Kings of Pergamum control Sardis until Attalus III bequeaths kingdom to Rome. 17 Earthquake causes great destruction.