El Dorado ('Gilded Man' or 'Golden One') referred to the legendary kings of the Muisca (Chibcha) people who populated the northern Andes of modern-day Colombia from 600 to 1600. https://www.worldhistory.org/El_Dorado/ #History #Croesus #ElDorado #Gold

Lydia was a region of western Asia Minor which prospered due to its natural resources and position on trading routes between the Mediterranean and Asia. https://www.worldhistory.org/lydia/ #History #Anatolia #AsiaMinor #Croesus

Greek historian Herodotus tells the story of how King Croesus of Lydia (widely famed as the world’s richest man) consulted the Oracle at Delphi about his plan to attack Persia under its King Cyrus. The Oracle responded: “if you attack Persia, you will destroy a great empire.“ Emboldened by that, Croesus invaded, destroying his own empire, not Cyrus’s. Sounds familiar?

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