Sardis

[ sahr-dis ]

noun

1. an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.

Sardis

/ ˈsɑːdiːz; ˈsɑːdɪs /

noun

1. an ancient city of W Asia Minor: capital of Lydia

Other Words From

• Sar·di·an [sahr, -dee-, uh, n], noun adjective

Example Sentences

Steevens says that the apparition at Sardis ‘could not be at once the shade of Cæsar and the evil genius of Brutus.’

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He also captured Sardis, and several of the officers of Lysimachus deserted to him, bringing him both soldiers and money.

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Then, marching southward, he took the cities of Sardis and Ephesus without striking another blow.

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Cyrus shed tears over this noble pair, and had a stone set up to their memory, which you can see near Sardis.

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As soon as Bartja had opened his eyes, Gyges sent me off to Sardis to fetch a good physician and an easy travelling-carriage.

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