Sardis

Sardis

𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (Lydian) Σάρδεις (Ancient Greek)
The Greek gymnasium of Sardis
Shown within Turkey
Alternative name	Sardes
Location	Sart, Manisa Province, Turkey
Region	Lydia
Coordinates	38°29′18″N 28°02′25″E / 38.48833°N 28.04028°E / 38.48833; 28.04028
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	Settled by 1500 BC, major city by 600 BC
Abandoned	Around 1402 AD
Cultures	Seha River Land, Lydian, Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine
Site notes
Excavation dates	1910–1914, 1922, 1958–present
Archaeologists	Howard Crosby Butler, G.M.A. Hanfmann, Crawford H. Greenewalt Jr., Nicholas Cahill
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes
Website	sardisexpedition.org

Sardis (/ˈsɑːrdɪs/ SAR-diss) or Sardes (/ˈsɑːrdiːs/ SAR-deess; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣, romanized: Šfard; Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις, romanized: Sárdeis; Old Persian: Sparda) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. Now an active archaeological site, it is located in modern day Turkey, in Manisa Province, near the town of Sart.