Herodotus' Histories

Sadyattes

Family: Lydian · Role: king · First appears: Book 1 · §9–18

Life events

  • Sadyattes succeeded Ardys to the kingdom.(Book 1 · §9–18)
    • With: Ardys
    • “Sadyattes his son succeeded to his kingdom”
  • Alyattes succeeded Sadyattes.(Book 1 · §9–18)
    • With: Alyattes
    • “and after him Alyattes.”
  • Sadyattes and then Alyattes continued the war against Miletos.(Book 1 · §9–18 · 📍 Miletos)
    • With: Alyattes
    • “Thus he continued to war with them for eleven years”

Book 1 · §9–18

  • parent: Ardys “Now when Ardys had been king for nine-and-forty years, Sadyattes his son succeeded to his kingdom, and reigned twelve years;”
  • child: Alyattes (Alyattes is identified as Sadyattes's son in the preceding sentence: “and after him Alyattes.”) “This last made war against Kyaxares the descendant of Deïokes and against the Medes,”

Book 1 · §72–77

  • child: Alyattes “Alyattes the son of Sadyattes at Sardis”

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