the capital of the kingdom of lydia - ancient sardis is located near salihli in the province of manisa in turkey.

landmark architecture palace building facade estate arch column history ruins mansion monastery tourism synagogue sardis sardes ancient city capital lydian empire fall persian satrapy lydia major center hellenistic byzantine culture active archaeological site located modern turkey province manisa sart kingdom salihli archeology gymnasium church rome hellenistics byzantium christianity persia croesus artemis temple herodotus coins gold columns antiques agora izmir greece greeks alexander great places interest