The top 0.1 per cent of British earners are not only as rich as Croesus, the Lydian king synonymous with great wealth.

Although the artifacts are closely contemporary to Croesus, whether they should be directly associated with the legendary Lydian king or not remains debatable.

Amphion married Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus, the Lydian king.

Croesus was the son and heir of Alyattes, and the most important Lydian king in relation to the Bible.

Under the reign of the last Lydian king Croesus, Lydia reached its greatest expansion.

Who had outwitted the money-loving Lydian king.

The Gordium site contains a considerable later building program, perhaps by Alyattes, the Lydian king, in the 6th century BC.

Day Six: We visit Sardis (former home of the fabulously wealthy Lydian king, Croesus).

Finally, the gifts sent to Delphi by the Lydian kings give evidence of their friendly relations with the Greeks.

Some months later the Persian and Lydian kings met at the Battle of Thymbra.