How did hubris(pride) lead Croesus to destroy his empire?

Greek Mythology

Pg .1 How did Hubris lead Croesus to destroy his Empire

Croesus was the king of Lydia from 560 to 561 until he was defeated by the

Persian 's in 547 BC . Croesus was famous for his wealth . It is recounted by Herodotus he was visited by Solon , who described him as the vain ruler instead of the happiest of

mortals , like he expected . He dismissed Solon however the Greek was proven right

when , Croesus misinterpreted an oracle from Delphi that a war with Persia

would cause

the fall of a great empire . Croesus , in his hubris took this prediction to mean he will

conquer and destroy the Persian Empire

He attacks Cyrus , the king of Persia , in 546 BC . The Greek scientist Thales of

Miletus gives another course to the river Halys so the army is not able to cross it . Croesus

arrives in Persian empire , and fights an inconclusive battle . Croesus attacks the Persian

king again the following year , however king Cyrus follows and defeats him on the plain

of Sardes . King Cyrus starts the siege of the Lydian capital

Help from the Spartans comes to late for Croesus and he is captured . He is taken

prisoner and sentenced to death to die on Pyre . He is later saved by Cyrus who decides to

spare Croesus life when he hears the story of Salon and his considering his mortality and

fortune . Cyrus makes Croesus one of his advisors

In other folklore , Croesus is not rescued from the pyre Herodotus colleague Ctesias

of Cnidus tells a different story about Croesus escape from death . It is not certain if

either are true , however what is true is Cyrus conquered Croesus ' Lydian kingdom

which was a great prize to win at the time

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