Get to know Croesus better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like king or rex.
Croesus in a sentence
Croesus meaning
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
Using Croesus
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek. | A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.
- Useful related words include: king, male monarch, rex, rich person.
- In the example corpus, croesus often appears in combinations such as: of croesus, with croesus, croesus and.
Context around Croesus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Croesus
- In this selection, "croesus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, king, defeated, favorable, failed, believed and once stand out and add context to how "croesus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anatolia with croesus of lydia and assist king croesus military endeavors. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "croesus" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with croesus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Persia conquered Lydia and Croesus lost his wealth including the gold. (11 words)
They told Ejjeetos that they would be as rich as Croesus once Sidama became a Kelil. (16 words)
Believing the response favorable, Croesus attacked, but it was his own empire that ultimately was destroyed by the Persians. (19 words)
It was only with the recovery of Phoenician trade in the 10th and 9th centuries BC that saw a return to prosperity, and the appearance of real coinage, possibly first in Anatolia with Croesus of Lydia and subsequently with the Greeks and Persians. (43 words)
Satrapy of the Achaemenids main The defeat of Croesus by Cyrus the Great was followed by the conquest of all the Ionian cities in 547 BC. citation These became subject to the Persian monarchy with the other Greek cities of Asia. (41 words)
The late founding chairperson of Croesus Ladies, Edison Mbatha (46), who collapsed and died at his home on 21 October, was buried at the Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on 2 November. (31 words)
Example sentences (15)
According to Herodotus and Plutarch, he met with Croesus and gave the Lydian king advice, which however Croesus failed to appreciate until it was too late.
Croesus believed that a mule could never be king of the Medes and thus that he and his issue would never be out of power.
They told Ejjeetos that they would be as rich as Croesus once Sidama became a Kelil.
Persia conquered Lydia and Croesus lost his wealth including the gold.
The late founding chairperson of Croesus Ladies, Edison Mbatha (46), who collapsed and died at his home on 21 October, was buried at the Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on 2 November.
After the Persians defeated Croesus, the Ionians offered to make peace, but Cyrus insisted that they surrender and become part of the empire.
Believing the response favorable, Croesus attacked, but it was his own empire that ultimately was destroyed by the Persians.
Cyrus was so impressed by Croesus’ wisdom and his connection with the sages that he spared him and took his advice on various matters.
First, an alliance agreement was signed with the Lydian King Croesus and Nabonidus the Babylonian king in 542 BC.
He also married a Greek princess named Ladice daughter of King Battus III and made alliances with Polycrates of Samos and Croesus of Lydia.
It was not until the reign of Croesus (560–545 BC) that the cities of Ionia fell completely under Lydian rule.
It was only with the recovery of Phoenician trade in the 10th and 9th centuries BC that saw a return to prosperity, and the appearance of real coinage, possibly first in Anatolia with Croesus of Lydia and subsequently with the Greeks and Persians.
M. Mitchiner, Ancient Trade and Early Coinage, Hawkins Publications, London, 2004, p. 219. Alyattes' son was Croesus, who became associated with great wealth.
Satrapy of the Achaemenids main The defeat of Croesus by Cyrus the Great was followed by the conquest of all the Ionian cities in 547 BC. citation These became subject to the Persian monarchy with the other Greek cities of Asia.
While Herodotus reported that most of his fellow Greeks believe that Thales did divert the river Halys to assist King Croesus' military endeavors, he himself finds it doubtful.
Common combinations with croesus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of croesus 3×
- with croesus 2×
- croesus and 2×
- and croesus 2×
- croesus of 2×